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closings that came with the big surge in cases, that didn t even start until mid-december meaning we probably won t see the real impact until next month s report. that said, the economy right now is as fluid and unpredictable as it has been in decades. we learned earlier this week that a record 4.5 million americans quit or changed jobs in the month of december, part of the so-called great resignation. and it makes sense. if you can take advantage of high demand from employers, either get a better job or start your own business, great, but if you can t you can be falling behind. for lots of people, though, the real problem is inflation and even the wages have been up and they were up again in december, lots of those gains get completely wiped out when everything costs more. in fact, despite all of the positive news about the economy, only a fraction of workers say they came out ahead in 2021. so let s discuss. i want to bring in cnbc s senior economics reporter steve li ....
get swabbed it could take days to get the results. there is no new mixed messaging from the cdc. last week the agency slashed the isolation. back to five days for asymptomatic covid patients but that guidance being directly contradicted. what we know is that the pcr test after infection can be positive for up to 12 weeks. that s not going to be helpful. you re not going to be transmitting during that period of time. about why we don t ask people at that five-day period to get tested. it s under consideration. the cdc is very well aware that there s been some pushback. dana: after backing lockdowns and mandates, some democrats appear to be taking a different approach. we have to live with covid and modify our behavior. another variant comes out, what are we going to do? shut down our city? we spent $11 trillion on covid. we don t have another $11 trillion. it s time to live with covid. dana: all right. we will taken around the box situation that we have. judge ....
from positive cases from ten to five is in part due to america s lock down fatigue. if you re asymptomatic and you re infected, we want to get people back to the job. it had a lot to do with what the we thought people would tolerate. the decision on the part of the cdc is really a true and good decision and based on science. we may well not be able to or willing to comply with ten days worth of isolation. okay. is it science or what people will tolerate? joining me now, former acting director of the cdc, dr. richard besser. great to have you with us, doctor. thanks for being here. i d like to start, if i may, on this issue of the five-day period and whether or not you need to test negative at the end of those five days. here s dr. fauci this weekend. there s been some concern about why we don t ask people at that five-day period to get tested. looking at it again, there may be an option in that that testing could be a part of that. we ll hear more about that ....
surprise, given the rampant increase in this variant. all of this comes on top of a surge largely due to the delta variant that has seen cases rise across the country. here in new york, we have had four-consecutive days of record-case numbers, statewide. it is causing confusion and, frankly, exhaustion, especially among overworked frontline workers, one of whom you will hear from in just a moment. i am john berman in for anderson. and now, let s be clear. as negative as these headlines might sound, this is not like the darkest days of the pandemic. not at all. for one, hospitalizations do not appear, as of yet, to be closely tracking the rising case counts. that has been the case in new york city, according to top health officials and in new jersey according to the governor there. time will tell if the broader country will be able to say the same. another explanation is also a second reason for for hope and that s vaccines. moderna today announced a third shot of its ....
reported less than a month ago is the dominant strain of new cases in this country. and made up 73% of new infections last week. 73%. a senior health official warned this weekend that these intexts are likely to increase and we ve just confirmed the first death in the united states due to the omicron variant in texas should not come as is surprise. this is on top of a surge that seen cases rise across the country. here in new york we had four consecutive days of record numbers statewide causing confusion and exhaustion among over worked front line workers, one of whom you ll hear from in a moment. i m john berman in for anderson. let s be clear. negative as these headlines might sound, this is not like the darkest days of the pandemic, not at all. for one, hospitalizations don t appear to be tracking the rising case counts in new york city according to top health officials and in new jersey according to the governor ther e moderna today announced a third shot of its vac ....