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Poll we mentioned, 64% of americans will not ask guests if they have been vaccinated today. 37 -- 27 % say they will require guests to be fully vaccinated. what should you do if youre headed to a household with mixed vaccination stat us? >> the very best thing to do is to do the rapid antigen tests. the things you can buy at the pharmacy over the counter. they take about 15 minutes. in an ideal world, everyone going to a gathering does that test before they show up. it helps to assure others the...

Spoken enough about is using these rapid antigen tests that you can pick up in a drugstore, trust but verify. make sure everyone is vaccinated and have people test. have them test before they come over. you have a whole group of vaccinated people who have all tested negative, you know, the morning of your event, you have a safe event. ive been to two weddings in the last month. two sets of large events where thats exactly what people did. everyone was vaccinated. everyone was tested. there was n...

Events. theyre at high risk with the delta variant. its going to be up to what the event is and your vaccination status. >> lets talk about that. i mean, access to testing looks different across the country. some places theres just not enough locations. and then some places it may be hard to find these quick home tests. so -- and then talk to us about the pcr, the rapid tests, what are the effective ones? what arent effective? or as effective? >> you have to step back and ask what you want the t...

To the pcr. for asymptomatic, i think rapid antigen tests are the way to go. weve lagged behind the need for the tests and its difficult for people to get the tests and its been a major problem throughout the pandemic. >> doctor, were seeing a troubling rise rise in covid nu in kids. more than 140,000 children tested positive for covid. what can parents be doing over the holidays to keep their kids safe? >> the best thing they can do is get their children vaccinated. we know the delta variant is...

The Government has said it is still continuing to examine the possibility of subsidising the cost of antigen tests but no decision has been made on the principl...

The Government has said it is still continuing to examine the possibility of subsidising the cost of antigen tests but no decision has been made on the principl...

Public health officials have advised against major socialisation events such as Christmas parties.

The Government has said it is still continuing to examine the possibility of subsidising the cost of antigen tests but no decision has been made on the principl...

The Government has said it is still continuing to examine the possibility of subsidising the cost of antigen tests but no decision has been made on the principl...

The Government has said it is still continuing to examine the possibility of subsidising the cost of antigen tests but no decision has been made on the principl...