CDC updates infection control guidance for health care settings

In an update titled Infection Control after Vaccination, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided guidance on SARS-CoV-2 testing, visitation in acute care facilities, and dining and other communal activities in health care settings. The updated guidelines include vaccination status when specifying the physical distancing and source control requirements for various activities and indicating who may participate. Anyone with symptoms of COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status, should receive a viral test immediately, according to this latest release. (CDC guidance, 4/27/21)