{"id":8847,"date":"2024-03-15T09:36:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T13:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/?post_type=lsvr_notice&#038;p=8847"},"modified":"2024-09-11T15:50:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T19:50:22","slug":"updated-cdc-guidance-for-community-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/updated-cdc-guidance-for-community-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated CDC Guidance for Community Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Updated CDC Guidance for Community Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this week, the CDC updated the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Furl4461.phila.gov%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3Du001.iSzM8kOxQHA1M7bVE116qjNMUPIAUFtG7Jk8aC8yAevcGgcxchCw1IAR-2FbOT-2BEhvunajlwrs1jVRYG1jaz-2F0b3iwsYFVOhRpmegL4RjA-2BAg-3Djrdg_44-2B2VrTxhhp9EIC5J97IR8LrDLL7-2FOtjCS1FCFHr2guUpXwn9J3ycSqZHyo-2FRwPe0AZdxd0PYzIEfiASJ5xII-2FDX94yyZOVcOzUIqeX2nmogSxJd8iEa9-2BLj5DyGgO1qVYwvVfaMZajDkTw5ZyENsYR7tyEpAmQKI1yj4J1ODvt9RBFqixHmjZr3-2FaJnLG5aGKCiyXlVPqnvSyM-2BCYksskTGPVqITwqCtbLlValWx1AVkXuHOKZwntBsClDeygpz5m4p1zSztvJmiZgY7iNslrmSOsOJSndcYRUlP7MremE6sDKNGbGcSdoBSxQICBrCYF6jyy9K3q9ynKVJ26RaQ5zf2vn1Bte87WyZlZ2yhUzsbtGxQW2ARE6ANPWDiqAkfC9t-2BZ8vvY1-2Bwky2fbJdNzjXAxb193KDFUfhSTYUWnqbcexiEDhJsFfOJZzjzR5Nzf-2F-2BeENGsibEFqk3Zyih1giWRZAxqtk5x51gumUdihXLvoNBJ3pjilaObweWkkNiytcdY4QEuF7Ck8XDmfw1Y5kouK7U0hwbwxoCw4YiUc4hWP1Ozym-2Bjrmw8gYKKPQqg4MuSIHaEGvKClLUNjdhSnRPdiPuekiZds3TYf7pGXMudxKqO2o5obaDPBoVguEfyQUzVHw4vNXaIGIGKduSPX5iKs776ftXVo14jxKjlv1x1wQxjVyASL5CdOtX0gsNsT2zgN-2B89KiUItzOdILMtanDsAwnGlHAkrLdFsnn3UEjm9PJOgixPNwo2IEkqO5oYQoy2Zz8-2B4VBwnojMFXfzl7cPIM-2F4dwOcC1ET1uHJNCIcvz8CCCJP4nNH5a1n4WUP1PdVG-2FvyNTlM-2FnHx3XeSp2xq6n-2Byyf3q-2F-2FMlllkRQIAHIloMSJvRX0vxQvqRLGNNBQZRrAa-2BFrxfaRdFcmqmX1wlRcu13s3iseV8WKUCUFUGkgalIW71OrmWynZXhvr&amp;data=05%7C02%7Crishi.sharma%40phila.gov%7C9cc4a5ac4b6849bf548508dc44f41403%7C2046864f68ea497daf34a6629a6cd700%7C0%7C0%7C638461062316338842%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=5SpmcitSlZmLRi6TUCGHyoReBXGlSNeMpnCUpXXfeFA%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">respiratory virus guidance&nbsp;<\/a>and suggested additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for those aged 65 and older.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recommendations in this guidance may help reduce spread of respiratory illness such as RSV, influenza, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>People in community settings with respiratory symptoms should stay home until symptoms improve and they are fever-free for 24 hours and take transmission-based precautions for five days after leaving home.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People aged 65 years and older currently make up the majority (70%) of those hospitalized with COVID-19. They are now eligible for an additional dose of vaccine, provided it has been at least four months since the last dose.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individuals of all ages should receive at least one dose of the updated COVID-19 vaccine this season.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This recommendation provides specific guidance for non-healthcare congregate settings, such as confinement facilities and shelters.<strong>\u00a0Isolation and exposure recommendations for healthcare settings, including acute, post-acute, and outpatient settings have not changed. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br><br>For any questions, email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:vaccines@phila.gov?subject=&amp;body=\">vaccines@phila.gov<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated CDC Guidance for Community Settings Earlier this week, the CDC updated the&nbsp;respiratory virus guidance&nbsp;and suggested additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for those aged 65 and older.&nbsp; The recommendations in this guidance may help reduce spread of respiratory illness such as RSV, influenza, and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[141],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-program-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8847\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}