I used to follow the guideline changes closely but I haven't in a while. My sense is over time all guidelines shifted toward lower isolation times, making a tradeoff between less immediate disruption and more infections (because more contagious people walking around). It's also my impression that
rapid tests have issues with false negatives but more so early rather than late, and that the chances of two false negatives separated by 24 hours is low, so I think that part of the guidance is good when feasible.
To be clear even though i rapid tested negative on weds and again today I’m waiting until tomorrow which would make it five days and masking for five more days after it just to be extra safe.
I mean this stuff is hard and this society is barely tenable to navigate under good circumstances so fwiw I'm not judgmental about individual behavior on this stuff beyond 'I'm trying to be caring and careful' and that's just a given from you in particular imho!
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