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At what point do you think t back on the horizon at some point this winter? is that something that is in consideration? >> this is how i think about it, hallie. there are basically five key tools for managing this virus at this point. vaccines are the central, the center piece. treatments. testing. masking. improving indoor air quality. thats the five-point strategy. we think all of them are important. to be clear, vaccines are the center part of that strategy, and people should be availing them...

In my mind it is standard of care that elevated risk people with elevated richlgs should be getting treated. >> and as far as masks do people need to start masking up again? >> you know, look, theres a variety of tools we have to keep infections numbers lower, testing, masking, vaccinations, treatments, improving indoor air quality. my point on this has been very clear, masks work. they help. in crowded indoor spaces i wear a mask and i think we should see them as one part of a list of tools we ...

Thats a belief that ive had two and a half years well before i came into the administration. i always talk about local decisions because communities are different, spread is different. >> except for things like planes, right? >> so we have a federal judge that has blocked our ability to put masking on planes. so that is in the courts right now. and that is something that is being litigated in the courts. but mask mandates in general have been a local decision. and i think that is the right place...

You see people going out and getting vaccinated. we want people to do it before numbers start rising. that is the best way to protect yourself. so i do expect that were going to see more vaccinations, and the strategy here is the strategy that had worked over the last few years, to get people vaccinated, which is to work with trusted messengers so we have been working with faith-based groups and working with community-based organizations, and yes, it is important that the white house and the cdc...

Decades of research show that respiratory illnesses are dramatically reduced when people wear face masks.

Sonoma County Health Officer Doctor Sundari Mase will support an official recommendation to wear masks indoors. Mase will join other county health officials in

And the cdc is encouraging masking to prevent the spread of the viruses. joining me now is dr. vin gupta. doctor, thankfully rsv cases appear to be declining but we still have covid. the flu has been brutal. do you agree its time to return to masking? >> lindsey, good morning. i do agree. and this is one of those temporary necessities that we have to adopt and accept in this era that we live in of respiratory epidemics and pandemics, this is the times we live in. masking at the population level ...

>> santa clara county as the first to slip back into a high tier for covid. a level where the cdc recommends wearing a mask in public. salina and napa counties moved to the medium tier which triggers universal masking for jails and homeless shelters. >> i will not go into any indoor building with the public without having a mask on. i see no reason to add to my risk of getting covid. >> the cdc says 60% of infections are the new variance which can better evade immunity from vaccines and prior in...

They come knocking at my door. >> carley: the found of chesapeake parents for freedom join me now. i cant believe were even talking about this, you were at the meeting yesterday, how did it go? >> it is wild. ive been attending school board meetings since 2021. more than forced masking, more than pornographic material, this is when inner pas showed up, had record turn out, most speakers ive seen before at a meeting have been 48, we had 69. chesapeake spoke loud and clear. >> carley: how many par...

>> the more viruses and the higher the risk of one of them l leading to more serious zeus. >> reporter: virus spikes in new york and seattle have led to mask up indoors and in crowds. >> it feels like im on the upswing now. >> reporter: as for anders, after spending last december recovering from his surgery, he plans to see his grandparents for the holidays after testing, monitoring symptoms and wearing an n-95 mask. >> this is going to be our first christmas, you know, normal christmas. >> repo...