around someone vulnerable. same thing with testing. the blanket universal testing guidance when we really need to ration a limited supply. something the cdc hasn t been comfortable with from the start. dana: they will no doubt be asked about testing. the white house has said that these tests were coming. it seems like the tests will get there after the peak of omicron. that s right. we ll be in a much better place in three or four weeks if we follow the pattern of south africa. no reason to think we re not going to. right now about half of 1% of all americans are getting the infection per day. maybe as high as 1% if you count the home tests out there that aren t being captured. yes, we cannot have guidance that tells everybody to test multiple times and at the same time folks are not going to change their behavior when they test positive sometimes. they shouldn t be getting tested. if a kid is sick stay home. doesn t matter what it is, we don t want them to school or