as long as they wore masks because essential workers needed to get back to, would. let s take a listen. we saw the growing surge of omicron and took swift science-based action to address the very real possibility of staffing shortages in hospitals and in other essential areas of the workforce, including schools, pharmacies, public safety, public labs, grocery stores and other sites. where shortages could have and have proven to have dire public health consequences. so the biden administration also has promised more home tests, and they gave some details at this hearing. they said the first of 500 million tests will be shipped out this month, and the rest will be shipped over the next 60 days. ana? elizabeth cohen, thanks so much for that update. with us now is dr. ranney, the professor of emergency medicine and public health at brown
christine, laura, the senate hearing on tuesday, senators grilling u.s. health officials on several topics. one, why was the isolation guidance so complicated from the cdc, and also about home tests. so, to look at the isolation guidance, cdc director dr. rochelle walensky doubling down, saying the science said it was the right thing to do. that if you re feeling better or you re asymptomatic after having covid, you should be able to leave the house after five days as long as you faithfully wear a mask. she said especially important for essential workers so they can get back to work. let s take a listen. we saw the growing surge of omicron and took swift science-based action to address the very real possibility of staffing shortages in hospitals and in other essential areas of the work force, including schools, pharmacies, public safety, public labs, grocery stores, and other sites.