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Information about this. and i think the nfl in the meantime need go back to their former protocol of regularly testing asymptomatic, vaccinated individuals because we really dont want to get it wrong. and then end up again disincentivizing testing. just because you dont test doesnt mean the infection isnt there. the infection is there. you just dont know about it. >> are you concerned that policies based on that kind of thinking could put people at risk? >> yes. and this is the reason why we do ...

Available so in some ways this is a form of triage. let me show you the guidelines just to be clear what they are now telling people who are testing positive for covid. stay -- stay home for at least five days. your isolation can end if symptoms are gone or resolving. wear a mask around others for five more days but the new things they added to that, again, as you mentioned. optional antigen test around day five and if positive, isolate for -- for a full-ten days. that -- that -- it may not be d...

Want to test just so that i know that i am not going to go out and infect somebody else if, after five days, im okay. do you think, sanjay, this decision was made because its impossible for or really difficult to get a test? i have gone to cvs -- i dont know how many cvss i have gone looking for them. >> yeah sadly and the admiral and i have talked about this issue of testing. there are still not enough tests available so in some ways this is a form of triage. let me show you the guidelines just...