yesterday the secretary of defense joined by the chairman of the joint chiefs general milley said they were going to mandate vaccines for our troops. we're obviously working closely with private employers to try to encourage them to do the same thing. we need to put requirements on people to get vaccinated. that's how we're going to get this behind us. that's how we're going to be able to go back to normal. >> does everyone in the white house have to be vaccinated? is it a mandate in the white house? >> we have the same policy we have for all other federal employees. either people in the white house have to be vaccinated or they have to undergo this rigorous testing regime, be restricted on their ability to travel, be required to be socially distanced and as a result i think we have a very, very high vaccination rate here. >> do you know what it is? >> i don't know what it is for all the employees in the white house because of course a lot of people who work in the white house here are career staff. members of the armed forces who serve here and whatnot. >> ron klain, i appreciate your time. thank you. >> thanks. thanks for having me, anderson. more on covid and schools