CDC drops physical distancing recommendations as estimated 95 per cent of Americans have acquired some level of COVID-19 immunity
The nation’s top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines Thursday, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.
Many places around the country long ago abandoned social distancing and other once-common precautions, but some of the changes could be particularly important for schools, which resume classes this month in many parts of the country. School districts across the U.S. have scaled back their COVID-19 precautions in recent weeks even before the latest guidance was issued. Some have promised a return to pre-pandemic schooling.
The American Federation of Teachers, one of the nation’s largest teachers unions, said it welcomes the guidance.