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For those who contract COVID for the first time, or who test positive following updated guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this summer, what is the protocol?

If you recently contracted COVID-19, you may be wondering what to do next, including what isolation protocol to follow.

For those who contract COVID for the first time, or who test positive following updated guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this summer, what is the protocol?

With it looking like COVID won’t go away anytime soon, what steps should you take if you test positive? If you had COVID and followed the proper guidance, you’ll need to take note as the current recommendations aren’t the same as before.

Possible run-ins with COVID are becoming more common, as infections continue to spread across Illinois.

Fueled by the fast-spreading BA.5 subvariant, COVID-19 infections continue to occur across Illinois, with some communities in the southern portion of the state especially hard hit. As of Friday, dozens of Illinois counties were listed at “high” community level status, according to the latest metrics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which did improve from a week earlier….

Even as the vast majority of the U.S. has made progress in the fight against COVID-19, more than a dozen counties across the country are experiencing troubling metrics, as shown by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.

According to revised guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the recommended wait time between booster shots does for “moderately-to-severely” immunocompromised patients has been shortened from five months to three months.

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If you test positive for COVID and isolate, do you need a negative test before you can see people again? What if you were exposed but have no symptoms?

What should you do if you or someone you have been in close contact with tests positive for coronavirus? How long are you contagious, what are the quarantine guidelines and when can you see people again?

With the coronavirus pandemic continuing into a second holiday season, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released updated guidance for those looking to celebrate safely. (UPDATE: the CDC has removed its previous guidance and said “the content is in the process of being updated.”)