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The federal government has announced a major change to testing protocols for overseas arrivals which will see the pre-departure PCR test requirement scrapped.
Want a plan that looks like, that sounds like safety. much like the surgeon general which has provided. >> you mentioned mitigation factors. among them vaccines for students. what about vaccines for teachers, though. because you have unvaccinated teachers as well. >> actually we have a 95% vaccination rate with our teachers and they're boosted. >> you fought a requirement, right, just to be clear. >> no. we did not fight a requirement. in fact, we urged a requirement. >> you urged a vaccine requirement. i had seen that there was a -- that the teachers union, because city workers had been allow...
With the Beijing Olympics less than six weeks away, Mikaela Shiffrin is the latest professional athlete to test positive for COVID-19.
Welcome back. as people around the globe try to live with this latest covid surge, delta airlines is urging the cdc to shorten the recommended isolation period for those who get infected with covid, but are vaccinated. delta c.e.o. writes this. with the rapid spread of the omicron variant, the ten-day isolation for those who are fully vaccinated may significantly impact our work force and operations. >> yeah, delta is suggesting shortening the isolation period to five days, and to end isolation with an appropriate testing protocol. cdc chief dr. rochelle walensky responded on cnn last night. >...
Whatever that means, you know, two shots or two shots and a booster, what is the quarantine period that you recommend if someone does test positive? >> so if someone tests positive, the guidance is ten days that you need to be in isolation. there's more data coming that shows that you can use rapid tests after four or five days that you'll turn negative that tells you you're not contagious or a danger to others. this should be something that we extrapolate to the general population as we come up with a sustainable approach. break through infections are mild but disruptive if you have to take t...