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>> there is a challenge there. and we take a lot of inspiration from the national weather service. if there is a storm coming, the national weather service does not say barometric pressure is dropping because as a regular person it's hard to know what to make of that. the weather service has invested a lot of research and development to trying different communication models. now they say things like small trees will be uprooted and debris could break windows. they've done that deliberately. we plan to embark on that process as well to ensure that our communications are really meeting the momen...

Now, there is a lot of skepticism and doubt over the official numbers with regards to case count and deaths. there was in wuhan, kate, and similar to when we covered the initial outbreak relying on anecdotal evidence. people have been sharing on social media of loved ones dying in shanghai from covid and yet for several weeks the government kept the death count at zero. only a few days ago they started to adjust it. when they adjust it it points to the delicate balance they are trying to make. they want to show on one side there are heavy measures that are effective but at the same time they n...

You should be using all of those. that said, that's a good framework for local officials. that said, local officials do have a lot of local knowledge of where is it spreading, in which communities. they're looking at other types of data. so i have been supportive of local leaders making local decisions, mayors and governors, and i continue to be supportive. i think that's the right way to go. >> are you concerned, though, if you do something based on a case count and not hospitalizations, it's sort of, that i believe one of the doctors that the "washington post" regularly has a alcohol um nist...

>> yeah, the good news is our vaccines are holding up really well against b.a.2. you have to have the two shots and a booster. that's what's protecting people at this moment. >> i know you believe local officials should make local decisions. i get all that. but are they using the right metric? is the case count the right metric? right across the way from philadelphia to new jersey, we don't have an accurate picture of the case count in new jersey. does philadelphia, and do they have an accurate enough one to make a decision like this? >> it's a great question. if you look at the cdc guidance -...

Although a previous infection may provide some immunity, it may wane over time and not keep patients out of the hospital.