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Challenges were hearing about covid testing? >> thank you so much for this very important question. testing remains a critical priority for this administration. when we saw the unprecedented cases of omicron in south africa and europe, we immediately reached out to our manufacturers to understand any supply con straights they had and to evaluate their surge capacity. we have also met daily with them to make sure that they have what they need from their suppliers and have used the defense product...

>> im out of time but i do want to say this. i am hearing from so many schools that are having trouble staying open. they want to stay open. part of it they have staff sick thats understandable but a big part of it is they dont have access to the safety measures like masks and testing supplies. what do i tell them where they go to get that? >> thank you, schools having enough testing supplies to stay open is a critical priority for us. weve invested $10 billion of the american rescue plan given ...

Testing and therapeutic treatments to nursing homes. these facilities are suffering from an historic staffing shortage as well losing 230,000 caregivers or 15% of their workforce since the start of the pandemic. >> four million elderly are admitted to nursing homes coming from the hospitals who need rehab or finish therapy to go home. thats dropped way down and causing a backlog of people in the hospital and thats right when we need people, more beds in the hospital to take care of people gettin...

Putin is testing. he is testing president biden, he is testing the united states. he is testing our allies. i think for a period of time putin has read weakness on the part of the united states. >> bill: do you agree with that, sir? >> absolutely. coming off afghanistan and with this administration and the legacy of the obama/biden administration that looked to reduce our overall effectiveness of our military modernization. both china and russia see weakness and why putin has troops gathering ou...

The workplace. >> bill: one final question. i was at a small pharmacy last week when i was sick myself and they had an order for 2,000 home kits and cant get them and they dont understand why they cant get them. if one small pharmacy in one small time in long island, new york cant get 2,000 kits how will we get the 500 million kits? >> well bill, i would direct you to princeton university testing their professional -- college athletes three times a week. these are the lowest risk people on earth...

OSWEGO - Dr. Mathis Calvin III, Superintendent of Oswego City School District, released a letter informing the district of new guidance on COVID-19 surveillance testing and masking in schools.

The Biden administration last month provided an additional 10 million COVID-19 tests for K-12 schools, but uptake of existing resources remains spotty.

A tense exchange between White House and Centers for Disease Control officials, including a hot mic that caught Dr. Anthony Fauci responding to Roger Marshall of Kansas, capped a day of frustration for officials explaining the response to omicron.

Senators from both political parties expressed their frustration with the Biden administration coronavirus response team during a Tuesday hearing that keyed in on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidance on vaccines, as well as the shortage of COVID-19 tests available for Americans.

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; COVID-19; Sen. Roger Marshall; Dr. Anthony Fauci; Senator Richard Burr