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Running. and just think how important this is, ana, because as hopefully covid goes down and we get to a lower endemic level, we can now monitor and predict what parts of the country, what parts of communities may have rises in cases. so that's where we can surge things like mask wearing and testing and all the other mitigation efforts, as well as oral antiviral medications. this is an important moment and i'm pleased the cdc did this. >> this, obviously, doesn't require people to report positive tests. so could the data be more accurate, do you think? >> well, it's going to be a better, broad...

>> what's the danger of not starting to relax some of the mitigation efforts? dr. leana wen pointed out, you know, you can't be in a state of emergency always. >> right. but you can track what's happening. and the virus is adapting to people. and we need to adapt to the virus. that means we need to adjust as it's changing. with omicron being much less severe than former variants, we've changed some of the protocols. as omicron recedes, we can certainly dial back a lot of the precautions. but we need to see what comes next. we are better prepared than we've ever been for covid. more vaccines, m...

Pick for surgeon general. >> sort of interesting to hear the surgeon general say that he's being guided by science but then at the same time say that mask wearing is an extreme measure. >> in new york, sarah palin rejecting the cdc's isolation guidelines. two days after testing positive for covid, she's spotted eating outdoors. also was inside the same restaurant while unvaccinated, a violation of city rules two days before she tested positive. >> parents are divided over whether children should continue to wear masks at schools. ahead of one of the largest districts in the nation just outside...

And say, if you're vulnerable, if you're sick, if you're concerned, wear a mask, but we're not going to mandate at that level. >> the bhous hasn't released guidance on really what happens next, a transition plan for the next phase of the pandemic. how important do you think it is for them to do that sooner rather than late ser? >> i think the best practice is called a risk alert system. think of it like a weather alert system. how hard is it raining covid outside. or a fire suppression report. if you're going hiking and there's a huge risk of fires, can't go camping because you might cause a f...

Has been like i said kind of a punch in the gut of just waiting and still looking for a job that could match what we [inaudible] >> brian: noah, do you believe if you can win this case it will be a message even to the military to put the men and women back in uniform, to the hospitals here in new york city to let them go work again? >> it's a message to respect employees religious freedoms. they have a rate to request these exemptions to the vaccine. the employer should not be second-guessing and inserting its own judgment as to who is spiritual and who is not. and nothing says more about my c...