CDC streamlines COVID-19 guidance to help the public better protect themselves and understand their risk : press release embargoed until: Thursday, August 11, 2022, 3:00 PM ET

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• Personal Author:
  Walensky, Rochelle P.
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Today, CDC is streamlining its COVID-19 guidance to help people better understand their risk, how to protect themselves and others, what actions to take if exposed to COVID-19, and what actions to take if they are sick or test positive for the virus. COVID-19 continues to circulate globally, however, with so many tools available to us for reducing COVID-19 severity, there is significantly less risk of severe illness, hospitalization and death compared to earlier in the pandemic.
  
  “We’re in a stronger place today as a nation, with more tools—like vaccination, boosters, and treatments—to protect ourselves, and our communities, from severe illness from COVID-19,” said Greta Massetti, PhD, MPH, MMWR author. “We also have a better understanding of how to protect people from being exposed to the virus, like wearing high-quality masks, testing, and improved ventilation. This guidance acknowledges that the pandemic is not over, but also helps us move to a point where COVID-19 no longer severely disrupts our daily lives.”
  
  
• Subjects:
  Community-Acquired Infections COVID-19/prevention & Control
• Document Type:
  Press Release
• Name as Subject:
  Environmental Justice Index (EJI)
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c70975f1432a2a616ea9009d36ac663f460e851892a65b05c9bb42915da8119f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/120166/cdc_120166_DS1.pdf
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