arms around her grandson because the pandemic kept her away from her family all this time. this is why people are flying, we have seen cancellations and delays, people on the other side of security have to sleep here at the airport or go to a local hotel because they can t leave. boris? a frustrating situation. thank you both and happy holidays. thanks. here to discuss all things covid, dr. jeremy foust. he is author of the inside medicine newsletter. thank you for sharing part of your holiday with us, we appreciate your expertise. people may be enjoying christmas today, but tomorrow that travel crunch will begin again. run through what people can do to keep safe if they wind up having to fly. thanks for having me, boris. i think the message should be
emergency medicine physician in boston, author of the inside medicine newsletter. great to get your perspective on things. let s talk about updated guidance from the cdc. they re recommending the n95, kn95 masks. what do you think of timing of the decision. does it seem like this could have come sooner? thanks for having me back, boris. it could have come sooner. better late than never. we are seeing a contagious variant. it is more contagious than the previous one. if you live in an area where hospitals are yes, we have a contagious variant, and masks can help. i think that people are tired of guidelines changing. the message is we re tired of the virus. let s do everything we can to stop it, get back to normal. we re not there yet. wearing a better mask in a