CDC Updates Isolation Guidance Again

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 6 January 2022

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Backlash is growing as the CDC updates its isolation guidance causing only more bewilderment again. Why does this make it so much harder for businesses and schools to open? On the eve of the insurrection anniversary, the January 6th House select committee turns its attention to Trump’s former press secretary Stephanie Grisham. On the afternoon of January 6th, Grisham became the first Trump administration official to resign as a result of the insurrection. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	A pandemic of confusion.
0:05.5	The lead starts right now.
0:07.7	Backlash growing as the CDC updates its isolation guidance, causing only more bewilderment.
0:14.2	Again, why this makes it so much harder for schools and businesses to reopen.
0:19.8	On the eve of the Insurrection anniversary, the January 6th House Committee turns its
0:24.3	focus to Trump's former press secretary.
0:26.9	As it waits to hear from former Vice President Mike Pence, a member of that House
0:31.1	Select Committee will tell us more.
0:33.3	Plus, no love in Australia for one of Tennessee's biggest stars.
0:37.6	A look at why the Unvax, Tennessee superstar may not be welcome down under.
0:44.1	Welcome to the lead object, Apple.
0:48.3	We start today in the health lead.
0:50.3	Americans are left scratching their heads once again after the CDC attempted to clarify
0:54.4	its new isolation guidance.
0:56.7	Again, a week ago, the agency changed the isolation period for asymptomatic COVID positive
1:02.9	individuals, reducing it from 10 days to 5 plus 5 days of wearing a mask.
1:08.2	Many in the medical community were at that point shocked that the CDC did not recommend
1:12.7	a negative COVID test as a condition to re-enter the world.
1:17.6	So the CDC went back, revised its guidance.
1:20.4	And now the CDC says, take a test if you want to, which is not really a recommendation
1:27.1	or guidance, and only further muddies the waters.
1:30.1	Now, to be fair, part of the problem with this latest confusing guidance by the CDC is
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