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If you're confused about guidance on the Omicron coronavirus variant, which seems to change almost daily at this point, you are not alone.

The widely reported, record-breaking jump in daily cases seems easy to understand. Beyond that, many unanswered questions remain: Are cloth face masks ever OK? How can rapid antigen tests help, assuming you can find one? What's up with the CDC’s 5-day quarantine recommendations? What is going on with the flu?

Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, and Joshua Barocas, MD, addressed these and other pandemic questions during a media briefing this week sponsored by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. These infectious disease experts also shared one thing about the pandemic that gives them hope. Head over to WebMD to read the full story.