Sit down for this one, but, Dr. Fauci signals a change is coming to Covid isolation guidelines *again*

Here we go again. . .

Dr. Anthony Fauci said this morning that the CDC will consider adding a negative test to its guidelines that people only need to isolate for 5 days after an infection:

Fauci signals that the CDC will soon revise its guidance about ending isolation 5 days after infection.

Making a negative test part of the guidance is "now under consideration," he says, and "I think we're going to be hearing more about that in the next day or so from the CDC."

— Will Saletan (@saletan) January 2, 2022

*Of course” Randi Weingarten is for this:

This makes sense: “Dr. Anthony Fauci said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now considering including the negative test as part of its guidance after getting significant “pushback” on its updated recommendations last week.” https://t.co/xjsqXeIx7K

— Randi Weingarten (@rweingarten) January 2, 2022

But, how in the world can they justify the change?

Like a weathervane unfailingly twisting to whatever policy with whatever timing and reasoning makes *all* of its policies least trustworthy. It’s actually impressive. https://t.co/GqXUAuPPmA

— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) January 2, 2022

They just told us for a week that a test *wasn’t* necessary:

They just spent a week making various excuses to defend not including a negative test requirement and then suddenly flip because their policy approach is consistently and noticeably based on responding to various political constituencies that make the most noise. https://t.co/nwoMQB5SSt

— AG (@AGHamilton29) January 2, 2022

And now it is.

“This is why no one trusts the health care community”:

This is why no one trusts the health care community.

You can't change these things on a whim. https://t.co/wWRw6o9kaG

— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) January 2, 2022

This is next:

I’m psyched for when we get to the point of “play rock, paper, scissors in a mirror” to determine going back to work. https://t.co/cvExOByDq1

— Dan Hevia (@DanHevia) January 2, 2022

***