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Pien Huang

Got COVID? CDC says stay home while you're sick, but drops its 5-day isolation rule

The CDC has overhauled its COVID-19 isolation guidelines, saying the virus no longer represents the same threat to public health as it did several years ago. (Markus Schreiber/AP)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dropping its 5-day isolation guidance for people with COVID-19.

The agency made the announcement on Friday, following reports last month that the policy change was in the works.

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