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Sort of at the state level to put mask -- universal mask requirements in place. others have not been able to actually implement some of the improvements in ventilation, which we know help. thats a place where we are doing everything we can, not just providing the funding, providing technical assistance to schools to do this. i think we have much more both as localities, as parent groups, as states that we can do to make sure the safety measures are taken. if we do that, willie, we can keep our k...

Question which is yes, omicron created the most cases weve ever had in america, but, in fact, because so many americans are fully vaccinated, 80 million boosted, because we now have vaccinations that reach down to age five, in fact, even in this horrible wave of the pandemic, most schools are still open. when we got here less than half the schools in america were open with even less covid so now weve made big investment in making the schools safer and in improving ventilation and things in schoo...

>> well, there are many determining factors. vaccination rate is probably the most important of them. but also, you know, you have other things like how much are people spending time indoors? how much are people congregating in large gatherings indoors? how much -- how good is ventilation and mask wearing being done? i think a lot of different factors. but the most important one is the vaccination rate. and not only vaccination but really also what percentage of population is boosted. we got to ...

Really couldve been avoided, but its understandable when you have that much smoke in a building where people are afraid, people get scared. >> and you make a good point about space heaters malfunctioning and people getting cold in the wintertime. i suppose everybody whos at home right now who has a space heater should make darn sure that that thing is being properly used right now. and on the subject of smoke, you were just talking about how its puzzling that so much smoke could spread throughou...

Health. not only that, we have learned a lot about the spread of covid in schools. according to the cdc, several studies show transmission among students is relatively rare, particularly when prevention strategies are in place. speaking of prevention strategies, congressional indicated $190 billion in covid relief to help americas schools reopen, funding ppe, improved ventilation, technology and tutoring programs. and get this, chicago received almost 2.8 billion in federal aid since march 20th,...

Ten years. same thing is going to be true for covid. you do the first shots. as of right now we know you need a booster five months after that first set of shots. its possible that may change again in the future, but for now, get vaccinated, get your booster if youre eligible, and, of course, keep all those other precautions in place during a surge, masking, ventilation, testing, vet cetera. >> are you concerned people are learning that, okay, there are fewer hospitalizations in some places, the...

We can control limit the spread of this virus by our behavior and by what we do. last year we had delta emerge in the middle of the summer. we do not want to see that happen. we can prevent that by making sure you get vaccinated. and getting your booster in taking those preventative measures steps like having good ventilation and again wearing a mask indoors. especially if you do not have natural immunity you are at higher risk of complications from this disease. arthel: finally and quickly, wha...

Leaders and leaders across the country and in localities and states to do everything they can to implement the safety measures we know work to keep our kids safe, and those include universal masking and testing and they include using the money we secured a year ago to invest in improving testing and ventilation. theres nothing more important than the safety of our children. we all should be coming together and uniting to take all of these measures to keep our kids safe. >> dr. murthy, can you gi...

Abilities to stop the spread in the united states are aligned correctly by the government. >> well, mika, it is a really great question, and i do feel hopeful we do, in fact, have the tools that we need to not only get this virus under control but actually live our lives. that means have our kids in school. that means be able to work, be able to see our family and our friends. what are those tools we need? well, we need vaccines and we need therapeutics, for sure. those are medications to reduce...

We have about 97% of the schools are open for in-presence learning. there will be situations with some schools where the degree of infection would be such that the local authorities would make a decision, which im not criticizing, is to go virtual. but for the most part, i dont believe we need to do that. i think if you surround the children with teachers and other personnel that are vaccinated, getting the children who are eligible to be vaccinated vaccinated, get good ventilation in the classr...