Quarantine guidance for Omicron infection Coronavirus Disease COVID Omicron PublicHealth
By Neha MathurJul 25 2022Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. In a 2021 media statement released by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , the agency provided a series of updated guidelines on how the U.S. population can protect themselves and others from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant of concern . Six months later, these guidelines still apply to all U.S. residents, regardless of local, state, tribal, or regional laws.
Guidance The U.S. CDC recommends that people diagnosed with the coronavirus disease 2019 , as well as those who are asymptomatic or have experienced a fever for more than 24 hours, should wear a face mask for five days to minimize the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission. These mask guidelines have changed due to growing evidence that SARS-CoV-2 transmission primarily occurs one to two days before the onset of symptoms and two to three days thereafter.
The same guidelines apply to those who were vaccinated six or two months after their second Johnson and Johnson and messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine dose, respectively, but were not yet boosted. In cases where five days of quarantine is unfeasible, the CDC guidelines mandate that an exposed individual wears a well-fitted mask for ten days after exposure when around people or in public.
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