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Words, for concern, and that you should get vaccinated immediately. calling it what could be a life or death decision. and the president, in a rare moment, pointing out the former president, president trump, that he acknowledged that he has gotten his booster. president biden saying he's had his booster, too. the president speaking to the nation from the state dining room at the white house, saying americans who have vaccinated and boosted can go ahead with their holiday plans. but he did say to expect breakthrough cases and perhaps many of them. but the experts say they don't expect them to b...

500 million free tests is very important. but we probably need something between 2 and 3 billion a month. just given the number of people testing twice a week. so that is very important. he's right about the boosters. but it's hard to get appointments now because of demand. and the real people we need, as he pointed out, to get shots are the unvaccinated. and that's critical. >> right. >> we should all remember what these shots do. the shots lower our risk of getting serious infections, ending up in the hospital, or god forbid, dying. they're not going to really protect us from getting an infe...

Request x number of tests. we don't know how many allocated and we don't know how it will be distributed. four to six weeks on or so far into the omicron variant that it is no longer necessary. the president referenced breakthrough cases. he had an exposure to someone who later tested positive. he has since tested negative twice. he will be tested again tomorrow. that is another angle to all of this obviously hitting home in terms of the white building behind me for the president as he made the speech today. >> dr. azar, to you on the final thought. on the president's message on misinformation...

What does it say to you about the rapidity of transmission? and what are your observations or what does the data suggest about people have breakthrough cases. have they've been vaccinated and boosted or vaccinated? >> the way i break it down is that we have to look at exposure, infection, and disease. when it comes to an exposure to the coronavirus turning into an infection, omicron is the fastest it is and most formidable version of the virus that we have seen. so we have to take steps to try and prevent that from happening. these are the flared precautions that you heard us talk about like m...

>> it is really incredible timing for the president as you mentioned he is set to deliver remarks tomorrow about the latest strategies on covid. as you mentioned, he tested negative yesterday. he tested negative today. he will be tested again on wednesday. but we will continue with his daily schedule because the cdc guidance doesn't require fully vaccinated individuals to quarantine after an exposure. and i think that underscores a point that we will hear him make tomorrow. and it's even if you're vaccinated, even if you are boosted you could get covid. but that is the best form of protection ...