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Users may fail to quarantine or quarantine unnecessarily because of misinterpretation of pretest probability

Proposed changes dovetail with a nationwide epidemic of opioid use and overdose deaths

Agency also released updated emergency guidance for health care facilities, decreasing isolation time after infection with COVID-19

Recommendations came just one day after the FDA authorized boosters for several vulnerable groups at least six months after the second dose

Panel will deliberate which high-risk groups should get a booster shot

Schuchat joined the CDC in 1988 and had key roles in many health crises

New guidelines say that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear a mask outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings

Virus most commonly caught by standing near someone who is infected and when virus particles land on the face or are inhaled

After CDC guideline publication, there was a 14 percent decrease in oxycodone prescriptions, but not for other Schedule II opioids