Editorial: Officials have been relaxing some COVID protocols, leaving the public dazed and confused

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Editorial: Officials have been relaxing some COVID protocols, leaving the public dazed and confused (via latimesopinion)

the amount of time that people should remain in isolation after infection if they are without symptoms — and eliminated the recommendation that they get a negative test before they start interacting with other people. The change caused an outcry among many scientific experts who thought it was reckless.the amount of time that healthcare workers were advised to stay off the job after a coronavirus infection if they tested negative and were symptom-free.

Meanwhile, parents of California’s public school students are receiving multiple notifications that their children have been exposed to COVID-19 at school, but most simply don’t know how they should react. Should the child be tested right away? Should the rest of the family keep their distance until symptoms have had a chance to show up?are inadequate to protect us from the Omicron variant, but entering a store wearing a gauzy bandana across the lower face is still allowed.

New circumstances often call for changing guidelines, of course, but with Omicron, the overall message about COVID-19 has grown more contradictory and muddled.

 

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opinion But LA Times thinks its ok to mock covid deaths:

opinion This is the new media messaging mess you've created and plays right into the anti vaxers hands. If the public is confused media is to blame!

opinion All readers are scared because the they make people fearful. Shame on you la times! People enjoy the enlightenment that you don’t have to fear COVID. Open your eyes and understand math!!

opinion The issue is that idiots in the media politicized the issue now our spineless elected officials are afraid to lead for fear of being seen as the one who shut things down again. Guess what? We need to shut things down again.

opinion I understand the reason for having online viewers pay, but maybe on things covid related, some public, free viewing is warranted.

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opinion Hospitals are collapsing.

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