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Including isolation periods. something that stuck out to me was that dr. walensky said there was no difference for isolation periods if you're vaccinated or unvaccinated. of course, it moved down to the five days of isolation if someone contracts covid, assuming that they have no symptoms or their symptoms are subsiding. they go onto say that for the following five days after that'sulation ends, continue to wear a mask even at home around other family members. there's also been questions about the testing. senator richard burr asked if the rapid antigen at-home tests are able to detect omicron...

Of contagiousness does go down. you asked about day five, wolf, there. roughly a third of people, 31% are still considered contagious at day five. now, let's say your friend doesn't get a test, so, you know, he or she may not know whether they are contagious. now, that's a pretty significant number, pretty significant likelihood they could still potentially be spreading it to other people. despite the fact they have been in isolation for five days. that's where the testing i think is so important. and these types of tests, these rapid antigen tests, what they do is they answer the question tha...

Schools open. final quick question for you, ms. o'connell. talking about in home tests. these are antigen tests. there is interesting rsearch about the ability to make pcr tests at home and there's companies, including one in connecticut, that believe with additional investment to bring those tests to scale, we could get pcr tests into families' hands at home in a cost that is at or below what companies are currently charing for antigen tests. >> we have worked closely with several manufacturers that you mentioned for these at-home pcr tests. we contracted with one of them and have reached 5 m...

O'connell. talking about in-home tests. a lot of focus on in-home tests today. antigen tests, there are some interesting research going on about the ability to make pcr tests available at home and there is companies all over the country including one in connecticut that believe that with some additional investment to bring those tests to scale we could get pcr tests into family's hands at home for a cost that is at or below what we're currently charging our companies are currently charging for antigen tests. is that a possibility? >> we share your interest in seeing as many tests available for...

Kicking in a different gear when it comes to okay, this is where we're at and more importantly, doesn't look like covid is going anywhere anytime soon, right? there was this mindset of defeating the virus. especially last summer, that we were going to have freedom from the virus, but it looks like when you talk to experts, it might be endemic instead of pandemic. that is something we're still figuring out. so the administration has had to change tactics. like how many tests can we give school so people can stay there and parents don't have to deal with that they're doing. and the mental health...