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>> are you relieved to see testing options like the one at l.a. where steve is? do you have concerns about it. the more we test, the more people have knowledge about what their status is. what risk they have. >> we heard from the white house covid response team, reading through it, they found that 1% of omicron patients were admitted to the icu room. there is 89% of patients in previous waves, and in terms of

Morning nearly all workers in new york city must be at least partially vaccinated. thats when outgoing mayor bill the blowsy zero axing mandate through the private sector takes effect. the citys mandate will apply to a roughly 184,000 businesses and those that dont comply can face fines starting at a thousand dollars per violation, this does not include testing options. workers have 45 days to show proof and they have received a second dose. workers can request a medical or religious exemption a...

Heard from a city health official, and theyre processing 170,000 tests each day now which is a record in itself. the past record was 120,000 tests, but the good news is that help has arrived in the city across all of the bureaus. the mayor pledged that expanding testing locations across the city, hoping to have 112 covid testing sites. the federal government is stepping up. there are sites available to the public as well and starting next week the governor said there will be testing options as w...

Required there. so i would imagine the coworkers will have to weed through the same questions and get advice from you on that front. i want to play something from mayor de blasio who only has a few days left and a mandate in new york that everybody has to be vaccinated to go to work and no testing options. here is what he said a few days ago as he announced to. >> we know the mandates work and people respond. human beings are pretty predictable. if your paycheck depends on it or ability to enjoy...

Interesting, so dr. reiner, both these leagues updating their covid protocols after dozens of players have tested positive, the nba adding more testing and increasing mask use. the nfl is making masks mandatory indoors and social distancing. the nfl also has new testing options using rapid tests. i mean, thats a lot. talk to me about it. >> well, covid is surging now in the united states both delta and omicron, and you know, this week the nfl has had, you know, almost 100 players test positive f...

Leagues updating their covid protocols after dozens of players have tested positive. the nba adding more testing and increasing mask use. the nfl is making masks mandatory indoors and social distancing. the nfl also has new testing options using rapid tests. i mean thats a lot. talk to me about it. >> well, covid is surging now in the united states, both delta and omicron. and, you know, this week the nfl has had, you know, almost 100 players test positive for covid, and theyre starting to worry...

Programs. theyre both seeking to start gathering data. they both offer passengers one of two testing options, one of which is a pooled pcr test on site, the other is a take-home test that is self-administered within three to five days of the international flight. >> reporter: and theyre even going beyond that here at sfo. theyre actually testing the waste water as they try and figure out where this variant is going. the idea is that experts say that travel bans and a lot of these measures have a...

I use a defense production as to increase production of rapid tests including an at-home test. when i came into office, none of these tests were on the market. thanks to our actions in the work of all of you, we had at least eight at-home testing options and prices for those tests are coming down. it still is not good enough, in my view. that is why i am announcing that health insurers must cover the cost of iphone testing. next month, your plan will cover at home tests. private insurers already...

Act to increase the production of rapid tests, including at-home tests. when i came into office, none of these tests were on the market. thanks to our actions and the work of all of you, we now have at least eight at-home testing options and prices for those tests are coming down. but it still isnt good enough, in my view. thats why im announcing that health insurers must cover the cost of at-home testing, so that if youre one of the 150 million americans with private health insurance, next mont...