Rhode Island Lets Some COVID-19 Positive Health Care Workers Stay on Job
January 4, 2022 | Rhode Island
The Rhode Island Department of Health recently informed health care facilities that workers who test positive for COVID-19 don’t have to isolate if their employer has met so-called “crisis” standards.
In all other cases, workers, regardless of vaccination status, are being told to isolate for five days and wear a mask for an additional five days.
Both updates follow new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which cut isolation time recommendations because of concerns not doing so would lead to worker shortages.
“Maintaining appropriate staffing in healthcare facilities is essential to providing a safe work environment for HCP and for safe patient care,” the agency wrote on its website late last month.
Rhode Island health officials declined to answer questions for this story beyond confirming the department made updates based on the CDC adjustments… (Excerpts from the Epoch Times)
