Dr. Wen: New Covid Guidelines on Self-Quarantine Can Get Confusing

RUSH TRANSCRIPT About the ░░░░░░░░ updating guidelines today As ░░░░░░░░ I mentioned they shortened ░░░░░░░░ recommended times people should ░░░░░░░░ when they have tested ░░░░░░░░ for Covid 19 from ░░░░░░░░ days to five days ░░░░░░░░ they don t have ░░░░░░░░ if they wear a ░░░░░░░░ around others for at ░░░░░░░░ five more days What ░░░░░░░░ you think of that ░░░░░░░░ As shimon was just ░░░░░░░░ at LA guardia airport ░░░░░░░░ help flight crews who ░░░░░░░░ kind of grounded right ░░░░░░░░ Jim this was a ░░░░░░░░ step because we are ░░░░░░░░ the collapse of our ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure The number of ░░░░░░░░ that we are seeing ░░░░░░░░ it s really high ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ so much worse because ░░░░░░░░ have exponential spread of ░░░░░░░░ extremely contagious variant The ░░░░░░░░ now by the way ░░░░░░░░ a significant undercount because ░░░░░░░░ how many people who ░░░░░░░░ not getting tested or ░░░░░░░░ rapid home tests and ░░░░░░░░ not reporting it to ░░░░░░░░ health authorities We could ░░░░░░░░ well surpass over a ░░░░░░░░ new cases every day ░░░░░░░░ with those kinds of ░░░░░░░░ we are going to ░░░░░░░░ our police officers our ░░░░░░░░ service workers transport and ░░░░░░░░ other critical infrastructure not ░░░░░░░░ able to function And ░░░░░░░░ I think the Biden ░░░░░░░░ through the CDC did ░░░░░░░░ right thing today in ░░░░░░░░ the isolation period I ░░░░░░░░ that they made it ░░░░░░░░ bit more nuanced making ░░░░░░░░ distinction between vaccinated versus ░░░░░░░░ because the vaccinated probably ░░░░░░░░ carrying the virus for ░░░░░░░░ much shorter period of ░░░░░░░░ compared to the unvaccinated ░░░░░░░░ I also wish that ░░░░░░░░ the future they d ░░░░░░░░ in testing as a ░░░░░░░░ to return to work ░░░░░░░░ right now maybe the ░░░░░░░░ is that there aren ░░░░░░░░ enough rapid tests for ░░░░░░░░ to have testing as ░░░░░░░░ way to to figure ░░░░░░░░ if you are still ░░░░░░░░ or not But I ░░░░░░░░ that is something else ░░░░░░░░ could be useful to ░░░░░░░░ even shorten the isolation ░░░░░░░░ even more Dr Wen ░░░░░░░░ does this look like ░░░░░░░░ in practical terms Because ░░░░░░░░ now CDC guidance is ░░░░░░░░ people to get tested ░░░░░░░░ to seven days after ░░░░░░░░ have been exposed or ░░░░░░░░ positive But under this ░░░░░░░░ should you get tested ░░░░░░░░ earlier on There is ░░░░░░░░ data to suggest that ░░░░░░░░ people test positive far ░░░░░░░░ recovering from the virus ░░░░░░░░ or not they were ░░░░░░░░ How does that fit ░░░░░░░░ this guidance Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ the guidance right now ░░░░░░░░ a bit confusing But ░░░░░░░░ we need to break ░░░░░░░░ down to isolation versus ░░░░░░░░ Isolation is what happens ░░░░░░░░ you test positive Quarantine ░░░░░░░░ what you do when ░░░░░░░░ have not tested positive ░░░░░░░░ you have been exposed ░░░░░░░░ somebody who has Covid ░░░░░░░░ So there are differences ░░░░░░░░ the two What the ░░░░░░░░ is now saying is ░░░░░░░░ if you test positive ░░░░░░░░ you are without symptoms ░░░░░░░░ isolation does not need ░░░░░░░░ be a full 10 ░░░░░░░░ It could be five ░░░░░░░░ Then they are also ░░░░░░░░ that if you are ░░░░░░░░ you are exposed so ░░░░░░░░ means you are in ░░░░░░░░ there is a difference ░░░░░░░░ between vaccinated versus unvaccinated ░░░░░░░░ they are also cutting ░░░░░░░░ quarantine period there too ░░░░░░░░ definitely recommend people refer ░░░░░░░░ the CDC guidelines especially ░░░░░░░░ their employers who are ░░░░░░░░ trying to figure out ░░░░░░░░ to do with getting ░░░░░░░░ employees back to work.