variant is more dangerous for children, but it s highly transmissible. and holiday gatherings could fuel the surge in cases including among children, the age groups with the lowest vaccination rates in the country. we have not seen the worst of it yet. reporter: with cases climbing, staffing shortages are crippling industries. airlines canceling thousands of flights this holiday season. maryland s federal court scaling back operations. team usa hockey forced to forfeit the world juniors tournament. the cdc s latest guidance aims to put people back to work more quickly. but the recommendation to isolate for five days instead of ten if infected but not symptomatic comes also with criticism. the trouble is for the unvaccinated, the data doesn t really back up that they become noninfectious at five days. reporter: testing lines across the country are still intolerably long, and frustration is mounting over failures to make more at-home
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