i m laura coates in for don lemon. omicron is surging across this country. the u.s. is now averaging more than 200,000 new covid cases every single day. that s the highest number since january. that as there is big news tonight for anyone who has tested positive for covid. the cdc announced shortening the recommended time you should isolate if you test positive but don t have symptoms. cutting that period of isolation now from ten days to now five days. but you should still wear a mask around others for at least five more days. tonight, dr. fauci is saying the new guidelines are a good idea to get people back to work and keep our society running smoothly. it just makes sense if you keep them out for five days, keep them ice solated for five s and get them back doing their work, keeping a mask on protecting themselves from infecting other individuals. people across the country lining up and sometimes for hours just trying to get covid tests. president joe biden admits the
is having on our kids and what comes after the holiday break and focus on the disruption at airports and talk about one idea that sounds like common sense to many but others say it a step too far. i took that up earlier with dr. anthony fauci. you ve been saying vaccine mandates for domestic flights should be seriously considered. is that something president biden is seriously considering? is it something the administration is considering? no. what i said, jim, was that everything when that comes up as a possibility, we put it on the table and we consider it. that does not mean that it is going to be likely to happen. right now, i don t think people should expect that we re going to have a requirement in domestic flights for people to be vaccinated. when i was asked that question, i gave an honest answer. it s it s on the table. and we ll ask our medical experts about that, shortly. but first, the breaking news on how all the other pieces fit together from cnn s tom f
Is having on our kids and what comes after the holiday break and focus on the disruption at airports and talk about one idea that sounds like common sense to many but others say it a step too far. i took that up earlier with dr. anthony fauci. you ve been saying vaccine mandates for domestic flights should be seriously considered. is that something president biden is seriously considering? is it something the administration is considering? no. what i said, jim, was that everything when that comes up as a possibility, we put it on the table and we consider it. that does not mean that it is going to be likely to happen. right now, i don t think people should expect that we re going to have a requirement in domestic flights for people to be vaccinated. when i was asked that question, i gave an honest answer. it s it s on the table. and we ll ask our medical experts about that, shortly. but first, the breaking news on how all the other pieces fit together from cnn s tom foreman.
So, there is still obviously more cancellations to come even after today, jim. and is there any indication of how many more days we are going to see these massive cancellations? i suppose, these new cdc guidelines may provide some relief? right. and and that s going to be a thing i think that some of the airline folks are probably going to find. they are going to find that is going to give them some relief so they can get some of their employees if they are healthy enough back out on the planes because that is the thing, right? the crews right now who are out just living their lives, right? every day, are contracting this virus and because of that, they can t work so perhaps, with these new cdc guidelines, that will help the airlines. but already, tomorrow, you are starting to see some of these cancellations over 200 as i said. and i think in the days to come, certainly airline officials expect that to continue. the demand may not be there
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