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Month with the remaining tests going out over the next 60 days. >> i am hearing from so many schools that are having trouble staying open, they want to stay open. part of it is they have staff that are sick, but a big part of it is they dont have access to safety measures like masks and testing supplies. what do i tell them about where they go to get that? >> schools having enough testing supplies to stay open is a critical priority for us. weve invested $10 billion of the american rescue plan g...

Spreads. all of this is fueling more debate on how school districts can best keep kids and teachers safe. meantime, hospital staffing shortages and dwindling testing supplies are becoming more common. in california the national guard is being activated to help assist hospitals where needed. in colorado the state activated its crisis standards of care to keep up with the rise in patients. cnns nadia romero is in atlanta where students are returning to classes in school, right, on monday, so wha...

>> 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 ...

Teachers call out which can with covid. in new york city the mayor is resisting pressure to pause in-person learning. how is he making that work? joining us to discuss, new york citys new mayor, eric adams. mr. mayor, congratulations on taking the oath of office. its good to see you. youve seen the images the last few weeks, lines of new yorkers wrapped around the block trying to get covid tests. biden administration pledged to improve access to testing supplies across the nation. are you gettin...

We dont have enough resources to do it. what do you make of this decision? >> right, chuck. they have no other choice. they have been forced into this position. we have very high transmission levels of this virus and its true. contact tracing is an effective strategy containing the virus. but only up to a certain point. when you have levels as high as the current levels of omicron transmission it basically is ineffective combine would the fact that we have inspected staff and public health worke...

Testing. in retrospect was that a mistake? >> well, i think that perhaps there could have been testing supplies sooner but i think this move to provide a half billion tests to the american people is vital. testing is a problem. my own parents who are about to engage in travel had to travel an hour and a half yesterday to get tested. and so these at home tests will help. especially as a lot of my constituents are concerned about keeping the schools open and getting the little ones tested to make ...

We really need to have more testing supplies, no question of it. >> and just to follow up on that, ive been talking with friends today. i think people do get confused. they say, well, ive just had a headache. should i get a test? would you advise someone who has one symptom, maybe they just have a tickle in their throat, should they be getting tested? >> thats a real good question. i get that question every day. people call me up and say, dr. harmon, ive got a sinus infection or a headache, woul...

Welcome back to "state of the union." im jake tapper. as the omicron variant pushes cases to record highs across the country parents and students are facing what we put behind us, virtual learning as thousands of students and teachers call out which can with covid. in new york city the mayor is resisting pressure to pause in-person learning. how is he making that work? mr. mayor, congratulations on taking the oath of office. its good to see you. youve seen the images the last few weeks, lines of...

Collaborated with fema to increase surge testing just over the holidays. weve increased testing, federal testing sites for pcrs doing thousands of tests over the holiday and in collaboration with pharmacies. in that stead were able to map where the pharmacies are and special vulnerable and we can put the tests there. and then we actually put tests in our community centers as well. so a broad stretch in order to be able to get access to testing especially among those most vulnerable and of course...

Asper as well. this is a program that has collaborated with fema to increase surge testing. just over the holidays, weve increased federal testing sites for pcrs, 12,000 testing sites doing thousands of tests over the holidays. we also work with pharmacies. in that stead, we are able to map where the pharmacies are and their social vulnerability index and we can put pcr tests in areas of high social vulnerability index through all of our pharmacy partners. then we put tests in our community cent...