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For schools if their district for children if their school districts are masking. >> it sounds like what youre saying is testing is going to be critical in all this, but we dont have the testing infrastructure in place at this point. >> testing as far as screening testing is concerned can be a little difficult to manage. tests to stay, however, can be a very effective way to manage the pandemic in schools. and the cdc and we and others have shown that in recent research. >> all right, dr. danny ...

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Think it is a valid point to look at. one of the important thing is the government has done is brought back the sick pay rebates that if you are a small business owner watching now and your staff have to go off sick, that is one warrior thatis go off sick, that is one warrior that is removed. there are so many worries piling in on small businesses in that one is gone, but one final when the government really should sort out is the testing infrastructure. if people are supposed to be released fro...

With federal guidance around workplace safety. yes, definitely, we want people to get vaccinated, but what does a safe workplace look like? because if were going to be able to get through the next wave, right, we need to make sure that we can do so, that people can work safely and go to school safely and were not there yet. >> im wondering, dr. blackstock, this is such a huge problem, such a huge issue, but go to the local pharmacy, go online and try to get a good-quality mask. i dont know which...

Weekly rate of cases, just cases of covid in new york city, by vaccination status. omicron is making itself known in the last two weeks. the purple line at the top is folks unvaccinated. the orange is vaccinated. if you are unvaccinated you have a very good chance of getting covid right now. if you are vaccinated you are also still ek posed to be sure. i can tell you anecdotally. i think it has gotten a little lost as weve covered breakthrough cases there is still a very, very sizable difference...

Businesses in that one is gone, but one final when the government really should sort out is the testing infrastructure. if people are supposed to be released from self isolation with lateral flow tests but they cant get it either from the website which has been down for two weeks or from the local pharmacies which are running dry and the workplace testing programme, that really does need, that is a bigger priority for us than this. but all of these three things together would be really helpful a...

Going to do it even for little kids. i would recommend at least a three-ply surgical mask. you can wear a cloth mask over it if needed or at least a several-ply cloth mask. but those are additional ways to keep kids safe and testing in schools can be an added layer of reassurance, too. >> dr. desi, there are still extremely long lines throughout the u.s. for testing. i am sure you are seeing them in new york on your way to work and despite the presidents announcement last week about adding more,...

Taken at times a skeptical stance on the covid-19 vaccinations. talk to us about why thats important, particularly since wisconsin is one of those states right now thats really seeing a surge in cases and hospitalizations? >> its important because of how dangerous senator johnsons rhetoric has been. its literally costing lives. we elect leaders in situations like this, in times like this, in times of crisis, and ron johnson has failed to answer the call every single step of the way. spent much o...

Making sure the testing infrastructure stays in place longer terms so we dont get into cycles where weve been in the past year, the cases go down, people let their guards down and we see another surge of cases. i think that seems to be the direction the white house seems to be going here. >> i want to play some sound from dr. walensky talking about the relaxation of mass guidelines in the country. >> we are assessing the most important factors based on where we are in the pandemic and will soon ...

The legal requirements but also making sure that the government is willing to stay on top of the virus, willing to stay on top of the virus, will there be enough testing infrastructure, for example, to watch out for new variants? and indeed, how rapidly the withdrawal of free testing takes place and whether that, too, will give an opportunity for the virus to spread. it certainly was the case that in recent sage minutes, the scientific advisers, they pointed out that naturally enough, if you wil...