you quoted the far side, the far side said she keeps on passing me by. i m not passing you by but i better get to the reidout. thank you so much, everybody. for joining us. good evening, i m tiffany cross in for joy reid and we begin with that breaking news in the war against covid. the cdc releasing late today hot off the press this guideline shortening the recommended isolation and quarantine period for asymptomatic people with covid-19 saying they should isolate for five days. this is down from the previous recommendation of ten days. the agency attributed the change to growing evidence that the virus is most infectious in two or three days after symptoms arise. now, the cdc said for people who are asymptomatic after five days of isolation an additional five days of wearing a mask when around others is recommended. all right. there is a lot to unpack just on that front alone and we re going to get into that in a minute but the new guidelines shortening isolation are comi
i want to ask a question. i haven t seen you in a minute. my question for you is, just how were your holidays, nicolle? i ll tell you honestly, they were harrowing. i left northern as this omicron thing that seems to be smothering our city. i was scared that i was going to bring omicron out to where my folks live, out west. we tested. my son sneezed for the first time in 20 months, i had a hard attack, we all tested, everybody was negative, but it was worth it. i think the tricky thing is to take all these smart great scientists and doctors, and all of them said if you re vaccinated, you test before you go, your family is vaccinated, it s safe to gather, but it s still a harrowing moment. even if you shut off your phone, you re aware of this omicron thing. it was great. i m glad i listened to all the smart people, by i have to say it wasn t without worry. how about you? thanks for asking. that makes total sense, and i think that s what we re living with. thank you for askin