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Keep down case counts. if we start saying what we value is reducing hospitalizations and severe disease, we may need to think about changing some of our isolation guidelines and focus on protecting the most vulnerable. and also getting treatments to people. so instead of just focused on preventing infections, how do we prevent severe illness. if there is a surge in infection, we surge treatment, testing and other things, other tools we actually have readily available now. >> a conversation that does need to be happening. good to see you, dr. wen. thank you. coming up for us, the first funera...

Of transmitting the virus. dr. wallensky was pressed with why no tests is required to confirm an all clear. >> antigen test was not authorized for this purpose. it's information whether or not useful regardless of what the antigen test said, we would say you still have to wear your mask for five days. >> those antigen home tests which have been less in supply and less able to detect omicron. lauren johnson took four of them and came back negative and still she got a pcr. >> my pcr test was positive. >> you can have what's called a false negative and that can give you a false sense of confidenc...

People to check no fever this 72 hours, no runny nose. and for those individuals five days of isolation is enough. we were not telling people to go to work sick. this is people who were asymptomatic or mild infection. the best data that we have suggests that this infection comes very quickly, has a very short what we call incubation period, and people remain infectious for shorter periods of time. so this is a safe period of isolation, especially for people who are vaccinated, asymptomatic or mildly ill, and that's the recommendation in new york state. >> in new york state, the isolation guide...

Against him in the u.s. litigation. >> paul callan, we'll be watching to see what this judge decides. thank you, my friend. >> thank you. still to come, president biden set to speak about the rapid explosion of covid cases as his administration sends mixed messages on isolation guidelines, also struggling, of course, with this continuing, massive testing mess. stay with us. people with moderate to severe psoriasis, are rethinking the choices they make like the splash they create the entrance they make, the surprises they initiate. otezla. it's a choice you can make. otezla is not a cream.

To be a part of the environment as the president said, that it will till still be a part of da life. it shifted from the number of infections to how do you prevent further disruptions to society, and you have seen the shift in tone from the white house where they are explicitly calling for schools to remain open, despite the omicron surge. they're urging businesses not to shut down. a lot of people felt like the cdc shortening the isolation guidelines was very much to get people back to work and prevent further disruptions to the economy. if you think about the broader picture going into the m...