The bottom line: “Mandatory 10-day isolation is going to make things really difficult for essential services,” tweeted Aaron Carroll, chief health officer at Indiana University.

Driving the news: The CDC considered shortening the isolation period earlier this month, according to the New York Times, but no change has occurred yet. The CDC did not respond to questions by deadline.

Given the quick spread of the Omicron variant and the presumably shorter length of infectiousness for vaccinated people, several health care experts believe isolation doesn’t need to surpass five days — especially if vaccinated people are returning multiple negative rapid tests.