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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...

Have been entirely preventable as is evidenced by the availability, the widespread availability of rapid tests in europe, for example. the fact is that it appears the administration simply failed to anticipate our testing needs. as the former assistant secretary of health recently pointed out, a lack of federal orders for tests between january and september of 2021 caused the manufacturers to reduce their lines and lay workers off, including at abbott facilities in the state of maine where 400 w...

Borderlining too late for vaccinations that happen now to work for this. you also say that n-95 are the only masks that make a difference and theyre not widely available and testing is inadequate. >> well, lets take each of those. theyre very important points. first of all, if you look at the issue of testing, every country in the world is in the soup. the united kingdom and israel were touted as having the best testing programs in the world with the most availability and they have the same chal...

Impossible. there were only a handful of authorized at-home tests, and plummeting demand during the summer cause several test makers to downscale production. republicans have seized on the failure. two senators calling out a quote fundamental lack of strategy and failure to anticipate future testing needs. in his first network interview, the white houses new testing coordinator responding. >> this administrations been pursuing a strategy to expand testing since its earliest days and will continu...

Welcome back. every time we enter a new year, the hope is for a fresh start, but when it comes to politics, 2022 could shape up to be even more unpleasant than before. "the daily beast" created a look ahead to politics in 2022, saying, quote, the crazy isnt over yet. so what are the top issues our political climate faces this year? the first is the omicron surge, or as the "daily beast" puts it, a fresh episode of pandemic hell. it is still the biden administrations top challenge as they race to...

Impossible. there were only a handful of authorized at-home tests and plummeting demand during the summer caused several testmakers to downscale production. republicans have seized on the failure with two senators calling out a, quote, fundamental lack of strategy and failure to anticipate future testing needs. in his first network interview, the white houses new testing coordinator responding. >> this administration has been pursuing a strategy to expand testing since its earliest days and will...

Have been entirely preventible, as is evidenced by the availability, the widespread availability of rapid tests in europe, for example. the fact is that it appears the administration simply failed to anticipate our testing needs. as the former assistant secretary of health recently pointed out, a lack of federal orders between january and september of 2021 caused the manufacturers to reduce their lines and lay workers off, including at abbott facilities in the state of maine, where 400 workers w...

People, as you note. and the different levels of protection, different masks provide. >> but we do now know how you can get your hands on some of those free at-home tests promised by the biden administration. a website covid tests.gov launches next wednesday, but i wouldnt rely on this site for all of your testing needs. it will be limited to four tests per household and once you place your order, were told it will take 7 to 12 days for those tests to ship. jake? >> nick watt, thanks so much. ...

Questions from lawmakers. >> im hearing more and more questions like what kind of tests should i get, when should i get tested, do i need to isolate ten days, five days or even at all? >> the communication efforts are a mess and have only made things worse. now, i admit it, im at the end of my rope. i think youll see today most of my colleagues are as well. >> the fact is it appears the administration simply failed to anticipate our testing needs. >> a lot more coming up. this as president biden...

Immense pressure ever since the trump administration to leverage its bulk purchasing powers, and finally, theyre doing that. take a listen. >> so these tests will help us with omicron. but they will also help us in the period of time beyond omicron. were going to need to have testing capacity for the long run and this program will help people meet their testing needs, meet community testing needs for the long-term. >> so he told me that the masks will begin to ship out to the pharmacies and comm...