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Can return results in as little as 15 minutes. >> the antigen test, the rapid at home test is the right thing to do if you want a rapid time sensitive assessment of whether or not you are infectious right before you go into a gathering. >> reporter: and there are antibody tests which can indicate if you have some protection from a previous covid-19 infection or vaccine. one expert says no matter what kind of tests you want to take because of the test kit shortage it's important to make your test count. if you have just one test available -- >> if you feel symptoms, come on, don't -- don't use ...

Critical workers, particularly in our hospitals to make sure that people are getting good care. >> one of the points few have made and questioned is whether or not the cdc should have required a negative test in order for people to leave isolation. as it stands right now and as i have read it, the cdc is saying after five days if you are asymptomatic you can return, but it doesn't specifically say you have to test negative with a rapid antigen test. what do you make of that? >> yes, this is a very reasonable question, and it is true that a negative antigen test would provide an additional laye...

So what am i supposed to do, keep testing or ignore it as long as no one has any symptoms and we haven't officially been contacted about exposure? >> look, as we get together over the holidays, the smart thing to do would be to use a rapid antigen test, presuming you can afford one. they're only a few dollars. but if necessary, take a couple dollars off your christmas presents. that way, you can enjoy the holidays tests give you a best feel. very useful. obviously, people who are boosted are much safer to be around in terms of spread than people who are vaccinated. people vaccinated are much s...

>> yeah, you're absolutely right. sanjay, djokovic now admits it was in his words an error of judgment to take part in a photo shoot in an interview last month after he actually tested pos positive, a formal test, not just a fast test for the coronavirus. how much risk depose to others in the days immediately following when he tested positive? >> it might be considerable, wolf. it's a little hard to understand just all the facts here and the timing of things. but from phil's report it sounds like he had some concern, had an antigen test on the 16th and 17th that were negative, but then the pcr...

People who are vaccinated and boosted who are getting breakthrough infections. so when you're in a situation where you have so many infections going out, the thing that you want to say is that, if you want to do things like that, better do them in a setting where you know the people around you are vaccinated and boosted, and that's the reason why i've been saying when asked about the holiday season, the safest thing to do is to be in a home setting, friends, relatives who you know are vaccinated and boosted, if you want to go the extra step of safety, then get a quick antigen test, which will ...