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Because while the pcr test can pick it up and it will pick up this ba2 variant, it doesn't necessarily distinguish it from the delta variant. so that's why it's being called stealth. not because a virus or an infection won't be detected on a pcr, it will. so that should put some folks at ease. we're waiting for the world health organization to perhaps more streamline its designation as a variant of concern. as of now, it has not. which is why it has not earned its own greek letter for the moment. it's still just considered a derivative of omicron, which it is. and i should point out, omicron i...

It is not an all or none. so one of the values of the antigen test as compared to the lab test or the pcr tests is that the antigen test is much more likely to only be positive when you are contagious, where as the lab test, the pcr test can remain positive for months, even after you recovered, even after you're not posing a risk to anyone else. so if there were an abundant and overly abundant supply of rapid tests, i think we would be approaching this differently. we might all be getting up in the morning and doing a rapid test before going to work, before sending our kids off to school, and ...

Infected if you're vaccinated. exactly this case. what we typically do in those situations is you've had a known exposure. we know within about four days after the exposure the vast majority of people will develop symptoms if they were infected so what you should do over this next four or five days is lower your interactions with other people. make sure that if you were infected you're not transmitting to others. wear a good quality mask when you're out. about day four or five test either with an antigen test or pcr and use it as guidance going forward. you don't need to isolate yourself but m...

Days in quarantine, should i take an antigen test? that would be a good idea, but it's not required. some of that can be confusing. >> bring me back. bring me back and i'll poke holes in what you just said. >> we will certainly have you back. xavier becerra, secretary of health and human services. thanks so much. >> victor, thank you. >> all right. really interesting conversation there. all right. so ijust ahead, we're going to talk live with a parent who says, it's time to make the tough, grown-up decisions about kids, covid, and classrooms. what are those decisions? plus, an incredible...

Requirement. anyone over 16 must have proof of full vaccination to access activities. a negative pcr or antigen test will no longer be accepted. you know what will be accepted? a recovery certificate showing that you have tested positive more than 11 days ago and less than six months ago. soon in austria, effective mar 15, a new mandate kicks in called europe's strictest. for those people recovering from covid-19 infection are also exempt from 180 days from the date they receive their first positive pcr covid-19 test. then there's england, come monday, england, which already had the least stri...