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Genuinely exposed to someone. if youre vaccinated, then i think you can be much more comfortable about that than if youre unvaccinated. because unvaccinated people can still get seriously ill with this virus. >> doctor, the cdc is now cutting down quarantine times for health care workers who test positive, because, frankly, theyre needed at work. theyre saying seven days okay. guidelines for the rest of us havent been updated since omicron. should they be? why would that be? >> i would be inclin...

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...

>> i am, too. because, again, every single moment we remind people about the urgency and vaccination and why its so important it helps people, helps the community, helps the globe. and youre right, i never understood why you didnt put the feather in that cap. the idea of operation warp speed, that could have been something. and some say had he embraced it sooner it might have changed the dynamics of the election in 2020, but we can guess all day and read tea leaves. we know whats happening right...

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Five more were detected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19, taking the total count of cases to 29, said Health Minister Veena George.

>> we cant give the medications to everybody. we want to give them to people who test positive. but there is a real testing bottleneck so we need to solve that problem first. >> reporter: omicron is confirmed in all 50 states but there is good news. three early studies now adding to the evidence it may be less likely to cause severe disease. still, experts warn it is too early to say for sure. >> it is dangerous business to be able to rely on what you perceive as a lower degree of severity. >> r...

The systems to get them to people. over the long term, we have to accept the fact that this virus is now going to be with us forever, and so when you look at it from that time line, its going to be a real game changer over the future. the single biggest bottleneck right now is going to be -- we cant give these medications to everybody. we want to give them to people who test positive. as you know, there is a real testing bottleneck, so we need to solve that problem first and also at the same tim...

To end up with a real problem. were going to have massive numbers of people who test positive. what are we going to do? shut everything down? it doesnt make sense. particularly when you deal with something that doesnt make people very sick. >> this is literally to stick your fingers in your ear strategy dr. gupta but the nfl is doing that. the nfl listened to this bananas idea unvaccinated players will still get daily testing but vaccinated players in the nfl wont be tested. if we just dont know...

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City workers are required to be tested every three days if theyre not vaccinated at their own expense, unless they have a medical condition that doesnt allow them to get the vaccine. >> the government here is taking steps to keep critical public services running, functioning as the omicron variant spreads like wildfire through this country. health officials announced that the isolation period for those who test positive for covid-19 will now be reduced from 10 days to 7 days with a lateral flow ...