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Get to the point where you are forced to essentially shut the country down. and the decision was made, that for people who are asymptomatic, that they should go into isolation for a five-day period, and if they remain asymptomatic, they can then go back to their function. provided that they consistently wear a mask. and when they said part of that was the thing that i think has caused the most controversy, is that the cdc said, that at that time, you dont need to do an antigen test. people quest...

Years eve is three days away. so what do experts suggest now? >> reporter: well, medical experts say that you can still use the antigen test, but they caution against relying on it. as we have heard, they told folks that really you should not get into large groups, avoid gatherings like that if you do go out, they highly recommend you wear a mask like this. an n94 or n95. if you cant get your hands on one of these, they recommend using a mask like this, but doubling it up kristin? >> really grea...

Level of protection that you get from being boosted following vaccination versus following vaccination alone. >> i want to ask about being con contaje contagious and transmissibility. you say the science says the odds of being contagious after those five days are low. dr. walensky has given a few additional reasons. she said a couple of times today that a pcr test could give someone who had a covid positive result for up to 12 weeks. so is a pcr test not a good barometer either for transmissibil...

>> and you support that nationally? >> and i personally support that. the union hasnt taken a position on that. >> why not? >> personally i support that and -- because we havent -- our california federation has and they support it, and, you know, generally i believe that we will take that position and support it because we believe in vaccines. but right now it is about testing, and making sure that if somebody is positive on that antigen test, they stay home. and they dont get shamed and blamed ...

Cnn, new york. >> a national consultant for covid-19 testing and president and ceo of premier medical group usa in hawaii. thank you so much for being here in what has been an incredibly confusing 24-hour period on the testing front. definitely the crisis in testing is acute in the united states and elsewhere. dr. walensky from the head of the cdc defended the fact that in shortening the isolation in the quarantine, that they are not asking people to test out because in her words rapid tests are...

0 now, the white house repeatedly has warned russia over the last few weeks that a russian invasion of ukraine would have severe, severe diplomatic and economic consequences. what did administration official told politicaltratio official told politica will come in the midst of a, quote, moment of crisis between the two nations. well have a lot more on that coming up later in the show.ha but we start tonight with a moment of crisis of our own right here at home.a take a look at this map. this i...

Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca said on Wednesday that the Health Information Operations Management Group, which will be set up at the level of the...

Tuesday night, the county published this form on their website. You input all your information and your test results.

Preliminary research by the FDA, in collaboration with the NIH's RADx program, used samples from patients confirmed to be infected with the omicron strain of...

Preliminary research by the FDA, in collaboration with the NIH's RADx program, used samples from patients confirmed to be infected with the omicron strain of...