>> > > Brennan: ERROL BARNETT, THANK YOU. WELL, ON THE PANDEMIC FRONT, TODAY THE C.D.C. UPDATED ITS COVID SUPPORT TO LOOSEN A NUMBER OF ITS HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS. CBS NEWS PRIMARY MEDICAL CONTRIBUTOR DR. JON LaPOOK IS BELOW CURRENTLY WITH THE INFORMATION. EXCELLENT EVENING TO YOU, PHYSICIAN. SO WHAT IS THE GREATEST CHANGE? >> > > Press reporter: MARGARET, THE C.D.C. IS TRYING TO SETTLE AND ALSO SIMPLIFY ITS ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS REMIND US THE PANDEMIC IS NOT OVER, AS WELL AS A GREAT DEAL MORE PEOPLE STILL NEED TO GET BOOSTED. ONE CRUCIAL CHANGE CONCERNS SHORTENING MASK WEARING AFTER BEING CONTAMINATED WITH COVID. YOU STILL REQUIRED TO ISOLATE FOR 5 DAYS, BUT AS OPPOSED TO THEN HAVING TO USE A MASK AROUND OTHERS FOR FIVE MORE DAYS, YOU CAN DO A HOUSE EXAMINATION ON DAY 6 AND DAY EIGHT.IF THEY ' RE NEGATIVE AS WELL AS IF YOU HAVE NO SYMPTOMS OR SYMPTOMS ARE IMPROVING AND YOU HAVE NO HIGH TEMPERATURE WITHOUT HIGH TEMPERATURE MINIMIZING DRUG THEN YOU CAN STOP PUTTING ON A MASK AROUND OTHERS. >> > > Brennan: AND THERE ARE ALSO MODIFICATIONS, I RECOGNIZE, ABOUT HOW SOMEONE WHO IS EXPOSED TO COVID SHOULD ACTIONS. >> > > Reporter: RIGHT, MARGARET, I JUST CONFIRMED THIS WITH THE C.D.C. A FEW MINUTES EARLIER THAT IF YOU ARE REVEALED TO SOMEBODY WITH COVID, YOU NO LONGER HAVE TO QUARANTINE WHETHER YOU ARE IMMUNIZED OR NOT. HOWEVER, YOU REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK AROUND OTHERS FOR 10 DAYS AS WELL AS GET EVALUATED AROUND DAY 5 IF YOU HAVE NO SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS.
