There are three important criteria to meet.
, even though they’re no longer infectious. “The test can detect fragments of the virus, but the complete virus—which is what can infect people—is not there anymore,” he says. “Continuing positive results can lead to confusion.”
With national testing shortages and longer wait times for results, the new guidelines can also help people to get back to life sooner, Dr. Schaffner says. For what it’s worth, Dr. Adalja explains that many medical providers haven’t been testing patients again after they’ve had a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 for these reasons. “Most people stopped doing this a while ago,” he says.
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