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And if it is, is there anything that tells you theres not just another variant around the corner? >> lets go with the second half of that question first. as long as we are in a pandemic stage of this unprecedented public health crisis, and as long as we are failing at global vaccine equity, the possibility that new variants will emerge, variants that are more contagious than omicron, variantings that lead to more severe disease are always likely. so we can never look forward to lessen our vigila...

Began. and you can understand the concern from some parents that once you start next week, and we continue to see cases spike in the country as many say we will probably see for the next few weeks, that the classes will be further delayed. what is your response to that? >> i think were all committed to maintaining in person learning here in los angeles for our students. and thats why we have all of the different safety protocols, multilayered mitigation strategy to really ensure that our schools...

Will keep americans safe. thats not happening. >> with each passing day we are seeing more businesses who are saying we need to see vaccination proof. were seeing more employers who are saying you either need to be vaccinated or tested, multilayered, as you described it. are we thinking they can pick up where governments and states wont? are they picking up? >> i think there is a role for private employers and businesses in this. we see that there is a vaccine impasse. a large number of people w...

To what so many parents are thinking right now. parents want their kids to go back to school, to get an education. they dont want them on lose any more time. there are so many vashls to make sense of as a parent. >> right, exactly. thank you for having me. i wanted to make sure that i gave voice to the concerns. so many parents out there, we are scared, we are concerned. i think that what happened over the next few months is going to dictate the rest pandemic and we cannot afford to mess this up...