carry out those basic public health guidelines and measures that are going to keep all of us, most of us, the most vulnerable of us safe. that's the health equity approach. so having people wear a mask indoors, having people encouraged to get vaccinated. having people to show proof of vaccination, once again, these are measures or policies that will keep us all safe. as long as we have elected officials and politicians who have no degrees in science, i would like to point out, no battleground in public health, making outlandish, making racist, making xenophobeick, white extremist statements, all of us are threatened. the health of the entire nation are threatened. so all tools out of the tool kit need to be on the table in order for us to beat back this pandemic. >> katie, dr. purrnell raises a good point. i don't want to get shut down again. i've been having this debate with my teen for the past couple