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They have also added a lot more testing. is in-person learning the right approach in january of 2022? >> well, erica, i dont know a single educator who does not want to send chirp back to school for all the reasons that you have just mentioned. its then our responsibility to make that school environment as the mayor has said absolutely as safe as to be is to make sure that all the children attending the school can be vaccinated. thats where we really need to put the emphasis and all the adults s...

We have been promising the home test and havent seen them. we have the home test and better testing you can isolate quicker and prevent transmission. we have to get masking to use regularly without masking, i go to grocery stores and see people unmasked. without universal masking, were not going to stop this wave. we need to be doing more as a collective, not just government. >> it seems to be this d disconnect between the vaccinated and unvaccinated. the ceo of pfizer was asked whether he think...

Health experts agree that masking is the key to preventing the spread of the coronavirus along with vaccines and social distancing. which masks do a better job? cnns brian todd has the story. >> reporter: we have, wolf. its led to serious confusion. even with the new guidance the cdcs director says their recommendation that wearing any mask is better than wearing no mask at all. we have new information on viewers on what the government is going to say on this. tonight a new effort to stem confus...

We have in hand all the vaccines we need to get every american fully vaccinated including the booster shot. theres no excuse. no excuse for anyone being unvaccinated. this continues to be a pandemic of the unvaccinated, so weve got to make more progress. for patients who still havent gotten your kids vaccinated, please get them vaccinated. look out for their interests here. its the best way to protect them, and for parents with kids too youngo bevaccinated, surround your kids with people who are...

Delivering here later today, as well. >> mike, thank you so much. and turning back to the coronavirus pandemic. weve been hearing from doctors its time to upgrade your masks, but masks are not one-size-fits all. different people have different needs and different budgets. back with me is msnbc medical contributor dr. vitamin gupta. thank you so much for being with us. i had a ton of questions after your segment. everyone was appreciative but they want more information. let us dive in. there ar...

To up your masking, try to decrease the socializing and avoid crowded indoor spaces as much as you can. >> great advice there. and doctor, most people who are fully vaccinated and boosted are getting frustrated and angry with those refusing to get even one shot. and of course hospitals and health care workers as you would well know are paying the price. is it time, perhaps, for health insurance companies to consider what osaustralia might do which is bill those who refuse to get vaccinated but t...

And dangerous. >> he so arguing that masking is not necessary. you a pediatrician, an expert on crises and how it affects kids, we are back in a place where were not sure, should kids go to school, should they stay home? parents of course, this is still part of this issue on why people are not fully back at work, parents are not sure what to do with their kids. youre an expert on this, what are we supposed to do? >> well, lets say the first premise is, every child in america needs to go to schoo...

This point why teachers are saying, were not going to go back to school because theyre going to be well protected with vaccination, boosters, and masking. we should not be closing down the economy, shutting down businesses. for another reason too, which is that this may be our new normal going forward. it may be that we get a resurgence of a new variant every several months, and we cannot close down our economy and shut our schools every time. we have to figure out how we can live with this viru...

So it did make it more difficult for them to get their hands around the pandemic writ large and then when you add in teachers and students and what happens when kids are in schools, my mother and my fiancees mother, theyre both teachers. we hear this from everyone when doing reporting and from talking to my mom, you hear from both sides, how tough it is on teachers in the classrooms, but then you talk to parents when theyre supposed to be helping to teach their school kids at home, how tough it ...

But the thing is if students want to get that test it is voluntary and its something that parents have to actively sign up for and opt in. stephanie. >> so, doctor, what is your best advice to parents? if the kids are being tested, if theyre wearing masks, if theyre vaccinated, are they safe to be in school? >> i do think that theyre safe in school. this is something that has to be a priority, keeping in-person schooling going. we have lots of tools now in 2022 that we didnt have in the early da...