sounds weird to say, that they need to isolate after testing positive, especially when it comes to health care workers. right now, it s a ten-day isolation, kind of across the board. what do you think of cutting that time? it s a good idea. there was a study out of singapore looking at people who were vaccinated but then had a mild infection. to answer the question for how long were they shedding infectious virus, they found if you were vaccinated you shed for less long and in lower quantities than if you were unvaccinated but had a mild infection. i think that s perfectly reasonable. it s very wearing, being in a hospital, taking care of the children we are now. anything that enhances morale is a good idea. dr. offit, thank you. thank you. coming up for us, the build back better bill has become a tale of the two joes, joe biden and joe manchin. did a sunday evening phone call fix everything?