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There was and is a time and place for pandemic restrictions. but when they were put in, it was always with the understanding that they would be removed as soon as we can. and in this case, circumstances have changed. case counts are declining. also, the science has changed. we know that vaccines protect very well against omicron, which is the dominant variant. everyone 5 and older have widespread access to vaccines and we also know about one-way masking. the idea that even if other people around...

Those masking and gathering restrictions are decisions made here in canada by the provincial government, which is headquartered in toronto, not in ottawa. theres been a lot of criticism of both the federal and provincial courts for not doing enough. the mayor of ottawa is asking for a mediator to speak between the various levels of protests and government to try to resolve this. so car, weve seen politicians getting behind the protests and polarising ways, but very little in terms of attempts ac...

States are lifting mask mandates. bring in dr. tom frieden. thanks for being with us. things are snow bawling in one direction, thats for sure. earlier this week you said it was too soon to immediately lift mask mandates. the president and the cdc appear to agree with you, but states are lifting them anyway. are you concerned the states apparently no longer see the cdc as the authority on these questions? >> the situation is getting better. cases are plummeting. omicron is causing much less seve...

Recommend masking in areas of high and substantial transmission. that is essentially everywhere in the country in public indoor settings. we continue to recommend universal masking in our schools. and so our guidance has not changed. >> so, states saying one thing, cdc director saying another. doctor, what should we be making of all of this? again, there is no real, clear one message being stated. >> good morning, jose. thank you for having me. i would say that there is the difference between th...

Theyve all announced some easing of covid mandates just in the last few days. massachusetts has as well. but of course thats the only state on that list with a republican governor. the wave of loosening restrictions comes as the worst of the omicron surge appears to be behind us. cases are declining everywhere, but my word, there are still a whole lot of new cases and deaths every day across the country. the seven-day average is still above 200,000 infections a day, higher than what we saw at th...

There is already an account out there and they would rather start with a blank sheet of paper they can then say to somebody, we think you are at this event, were you there? what did you do there? it easier for them to do that and a cleaner way of doing that than if there is already an account out there. so doing that than if there is already an account out there.— an account out there. so they are not asking _ an account out there. so they are not asking for _ an account out there. so they are...

Mandates in schools until now. >> this is a huge step back to normalcy for our kids. >> reporter: democratic governor phil murphy announcing an end to mask mandates in schools. >> were not going to manage covid to zero, we have to eleven how to live with covid as we move from a pandemic to the endemic phase of this virus. >> reporter: covid cases there are down 89%, but the c.d.c. continues to recommend universal masking in schools. deirdre birmingham, a new jersey mother of two, fears the new r...

He wont extend it beyond the month. all of this at the cdc says mask policy should be done at the local level whilst explaining to the federal in place now. >> we continue to recommend masking in areas of high and substantial transmission. that includes much of the country right now in public indoor settings. we are taking a close look at this in real time and we are evaluating rates of transmission as well as rates of severe outcomes as we look at updating and reviewing our guidelines. >> emily...

Covid restrictions at catholic schools, so parents have taken matters into their own hands. one of those parents, sheila dugan. she joins me now. sheila, you werent itching to get involved in activism, but you did because it bothered you and your family so much. what are some of the restrictions that your kids are still facing two years in? >> thank you, laura, youre right. i wasnt planning on doing this. but i think its important that we start to say that the archdiocese in washington has had t...

Parental rights. initially this was about schools closing and specifically about masking in schools, right? we have had so many culture wars in so many states now and on the federal level about whether schools can require children to remain masked to limit the spread of covid. and i think this book banning bonanzia is just an extension of that fight, that this is another way for republicans to draw on that same raw anger and passion that parents feel when they believe their children are being co...