Legal Authorities for Isolation and Quarantine | Port Health | CDC Enforce isolation and quarantine within their borders It is possible for federal, state, local, and tribal health authorities to have and use all at the same time separate but coexisting legal quarantine power in certain events
What We Know About Quarantine and Isolation - CDC Stacks Decisions to shorten isolation or quarantine in these settings should be made in consultation with the state, local, tribal, or territorial health departments and should take into consideration the context and characteristics of the facility For more details, please review setting-speci c guidance
About Port Health | Port Health | CDC U S Port Health Stations are part of a comprehensive Port Health Protection (formerly known as Quarantine) system that serves to limit the introduction and spread of infectious diseases into the United States and to prevent their spread
How to Protect Yourself and Others | COVID-19 | CDC CDC’s Respiratory Virus Guidance provides strategies you can use to help protect yourself and others from health risks caused by COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses These actions can help you lower the risk of COVID-19 transmission (spreading or catching COVID-19) and lower the risk of severe illness if you get sick
Laws and Regulations Governing the Control of Communicable Diseases Legal Authorities for Isolation and Quarantine The federal government derives its authority for isolation and quarantine from the Commerce Clause of the U S Constitution Read more on the Legal Authorities for Isolation and Quarantine page For regulations related to importation of human remains, animals, and animal products, please see the Laws and Regulations page on the Importation site
History of Quarantine - CDC Stacks Quarantine Station personnel respond to reports of ill travelers aboard airplanes, ships, and at land border crossings to make an assessment of the public health risk and initiate an appropriate response
Port Health Stations | Port Health | CDC Port health stations previously were known as quarantine stations The practice of quarantine, which began hundreds of years ago, has evolved over time Although we honor the history of quarantine and continue to carry out CDC's public health authorities—including using federal quarantine or isolation, if needed—port health is broader than the name "quarantine" and reflects our goal of
History of Port Health | Port Health | CDC Port health stations previously were known as quarantine stations The practice of quarantine, which began hundreds of years ago, has evolved over time Although we honor the history of quarantine and continue to carry out CDC's public health authorities—including using federal quarantine or isolation, if needed—port health is broader than the name "quarantine" and reflects our goal of
Lessons from the History of Quarantine, from Plague to Influenza A In addition, quarantine inspired a false sense of security, which was dangerous to public health because it diverted persons from taking the correct precautions International cooperation and coordination was stymied by the lack of agreement regarding the use of quarantine