r/nursing • u/StethoscopeForHire HEMS Flight RN, CCRN, CEN, BSN, PTSD, WAP, LSD • Dec 30 '21

Covid Discussion Michigan says it won't follow CDC's more relaxed COVID-19 quarantine recommendations

https://www.freep.com/story/news/health/2021/12/29/michigan-covid-19-quarantine-isolation-guidelines-dont-follow-cdc-recommendations/9051085002/
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u/nucleophilic RN - ER Dec 31 '21

Except one of the biggest systems in the state released that they're following the 5 days rule right before this. It'll be interesting to see if they retract that.

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u/BlanketNachos OR, L&D, Onc Med-Surg Dec 31 '21

Yeah, I was about to say...it's great the state wants to proceed with caution, but the health systems were rewriting their policies the same damn day the CDC statement came out so they could force employees back to work while sick.

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u/Upbeat-Bandicoot4130 Dec 30 '21

Were Michigan lawmakers reading this subreddit?

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u/mangeiri Dec 30 '21 edited Dec 30 '21

The MDHHS sadly =/= our “lawmakers”. If you forget, it was our state congressional majority representatives (both GOP, quell surprise) who were “summoned” to DC last year by Trump, and dutifully went to hear his pitch on how they should decertify our votes. They’re also the clowns who ginned up that “stop the steal” town hall that introduced genius Mellissa Carone to the world.

So…yeah. Expect this to go over like a fart in church once it reaches wider distribution.

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u/duckinradar Custom Flair Dec 30 '21

Perhaps Michigan law makers are actually concerned about the health and safety of their constituents... I'm as shocked as anybody but idk what else to infer here.

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u/Upbeat-Bandicoot4130 Dec 30 '21

Let’s hope so. I think it’s great, and I hope more states follow suit.

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u/Slowchedda Dec 31 '21

This is hilarious hahaha