January 1, 2022 Issue, Page 3 of 8

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January 1, 2022 3 News The CDC updated COVID-19 Providing Comfort and Support for End of Life Choices isolation guidelines. Here’s Hospice care provides medical services, emotional support, and spiritual re- sources for people who are in the last stages of a serious illness, such as cancer or heart failure. Hospice care also helps family members manage the practical what you need to know details and emotional challenges of caring for a dying loved one. Sarah Gantz, The Philadel- tion guidelines after a positive within the last six months. For questions regarding hospice service or eligibility, contact: phia Inquirer COVID-19 test? Received the single-dose PHILADELPHIA — The Cen- People who test positive for COVID-19 should isolate for Johnson & Johnson vaccine Carrie Perry, RN/ Adminsistrator within the last two months. ters for Disease Control and five days — instead of the pre- Prevention updated its guide- viously recommended 10 days. Have received a COVID-19 vaccine booster. Pat Welsh, RN/ Coordinator of Patient Care lines this week for what people If you do not have symp- You should stay home for should do if they’re exposed to toms after five days, you can five days and wear a mask Some of the most common conditions are: or contract COVID-19, follow- leave isolation so long as you ing new research that shows continue to wear a mask when around others for another five • Cancer • Failure to Thrive • End Stage Cardiac Disease (CHF) most transmission occurs early around other people for an ad- days if you: • End Stage Cerebrovascular Disease (CVA) • End Stage Amyotrophic in the course of illness. ditional five days. If you still Received the Pfizer or Mod- Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) • End Stage Pulmonary Disease (COPD) The update comes as people have a fever after five days, erna vaccine more than six • End Stage Liver Disease • End Stage Renal Disease • AIDS/HIV return home from holiday you should stay home until it months ago and have not been gatherings with friends and breaks. boosted. • End Stage Neurological Disease such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s family, and schools prepare to These guidelines apply to ev- Received the Johnson & reopen — as the highly conta- eryone, regardless of vaccina- Johnson vaccine more than gious omicron strain continues tion status. Carrie Professional, Passionate Passionate to spread. The new guidelines, Why have CDC isolation two months ago and have not Perry, RN Professional, been boosted. which reduce the amount of time asymptomatic people guidelines changed to 5 days instead of 10? Are unvaccinated. Advance, Attentive... Advanced, Attentive Everyone should get tested must quarantine at home after The latest research shows five days after exposure. If you ..OurDifference Our differenceIsisOur our Care care exposure, are an attempt to re- that most COVID-19 transmis- duce the risk of transmission sion occurs shortly after some- develop symptoms, stay home while minimizing the disrup- one contracts the virus. The and get tested. tion to people’s daily routines. virus is most contagious dur- Do I have to test negative Have you ever considered becoming “CDC’s updated recommen- ing the one to two days prior to before coming out of isolation? dations for isolation and quar- the onset of symptoms and the According to the new CDC a hospice volunteer? antine balance what we know first few days after symptoms guidance, it’s not necessary to A fulfilling experience in the spirit about the spread of the virus develop, according to the CDC. test negative before returning and the protection provided Do I still need to quarantine to your daily routine, so long as of giving and receiving. by vaccination and booster if I had an exposure to some- you stay isolated for five days C doses,” CDC Director Rochelle one who tested positive? or until your symptoms sub- Walensky said Monday in a It depends. statement. “These updates en- You do not need to quaran- side and you no longer have a omforting H sure people can safely continue tine after exposure and can in- fever. However, some epidemi- ologists disagree with the new their daily lives.” Here’s what you should stead wear a mask around oth- ers for 10 days if you: guidelines because it is possi- ands Hospice LLC know: Received both doses of the ble for people to stay infectious What are the new CDC isola- Pfizer or Moderna vaccine for longer than five days. Oil & Gas Report for the State of Oklahoma for Dec. 21-27, 2021