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Howard: well, i agree with you people being sick of the virus, sick of the coverage. nevertheless, these numbers are staggering even though, obviously, deaths are not up anywhere near as much given the fact its the omicron variant. gillian, maybe its justified to cut the isolation time just to keep businesses open and planes flying, but theres no doubt in my mind if the cdc has done the same thing under donald trump, pundits would be coming on i saying theyre not following the science. >> i gues...

The Centers for Disease Control is clarifying guidance for people who want to use tests following their COVID isolation period.

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As omicron surges, officials shorten isolation times for many Americans

>> omicron surge of cases has now topped deltas, but hospitalizations havent skyrocketed in the same way. they remain about 70% of what they were during the september peak. its part of the reason many businesses are now pushing to shorten isolation times for asymptomatic cases. in new york state essential workers are now allowed to return to work just five days after testing positive. >> yeah, thats right. note here, it applies to workers who are fully vaccinated, dont be have symptoms and haven...

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These health care workers. it seems antithetical and frustrating to someone watching cases going up, the new variant thats highly contagious but health officials now lowering isolation times. what would you say to someone that perhaps is missing christmas with their loved ones because they have to comply by rules that others seemingly dont? >> yeah, you know, its a study in progress, and i dont know the inside baseball and in terms of what the white house and the cdc and nih were discussing when...

Which scrapped ten percent of the flights. frustrations dont end 250d. hundreds of flights have been caceled tomorrow. for many travelers, its the nightmare before christmas. >> i want to cry. >> reporter: united and delta putting the blame on omicron infections grounding flight crews and operation staff. >> theyre telling us we have three days to get any of us anywhere near l.a. or hawaii to go where we need to go. >> reporter: earlier this week, a warning of possible staffing shortages as the ...

The cdc earlier this week, warning, quote, with the rapid spread of the omicron variant, it may significantly impact our work force and operations. the flight union wants the cdc to keep the isolation period as it is. it calls ten days a prudent middle ground. the union says the decision should be based on science, not staffing and should be made by public health officials, not airlines. with all the discussion about isolation times, a big change from the centers or disease control. health car...