decision to not require negative tests, they say it s because there simply aren t enough rapid tests for everyone right now. joining us now, founder and ceo of advancing health equity dr. blackstock, she is i m happy to say an msnbc medical contributor. dr. blackstock, as always, thank you for being here, happy new year to you. the cdc is facing real criticism for shortening its recommended quarantine period without asking people to get tested to get out of it. what do you think? do you agree with the agency s stance? happy new year, jonathan. i agree the messaging is incredibly confusing and i don t support their stance. there s so much we don t know about omicron, about its dynamics, we know that it replicates faster than other variants. people infected with it carry a higher viral load. we still don t know how long people are contagious with omicron. a lot of those guidelines are
weeks, joy. and frankly, it also cause az higher viral load of the nose and throat. there is some studies suggesting that maybe it doesn t cause such a high viral load in the lungs. there is a lot to be determined. 10,000 americans dying week over week well into the beginning of february. this is still a very uncertain phase. the i would not recommend you go out and just expose yourself. vaccination is still the key to getting out of this. i m with you. there is also sort of, you know, i feel like i know more people that have gotten omicron than don t have covid. it s like wildfire. spreading like measles or something. you re starting to see on the anti-vax side, the reaction to that being to go even deep near the weird well. there is a guy who is now out there saying that people should drink their own urine to fight covid. herschel walker who used to be a great football player but now promoting a mist. like spray a mist he said would
Noelle Le Tourneau and co-workers study HIV outcomes in studies investigating reduced frequency of antiretroviral drug provision and clinical consultations.