Asymptomatic Florida students exposed to COVID no longer have to quarantine

• The CDC recommends unvaccinated students quarantine for 14 days. This period can be shortened to seven days if they test negative, per the CDC.

Of note: The order from State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, who was appointed Tuesday, also strengthen's the state's prohibition against school mask mandates.

• This prompted a judge to dismiss a lawsuit against the old rule that had been filed by five Florida school districts, per the Washington Post.

What they're saying: "Quarantining healthy students is incredibly damaging for their educational advancement," the Republican governor said at a news conference in Kissimmee on Wednesday. "It's also disruptive for families. We are going to be following a symptoms-based approach."

• Corcoran noted in a statement that he and DeSantis "share a similar vision of weighing the costs and benefits of public health policies."