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There are 5,000 schools that are shuttered, and those kids are at home right now, and a significant number of those are in chicago. i think that the question comes to following the money and that's where the president i think perhaps could show a little bit more muscle and strengths on this issue and speak out about it much more strongly. i mean, it would be very interesting to see the president go before the people of the country and the people of chicago and say to these teachers, you must go back. this is your job, you've been instructed to go back, the evidence exists that shows that it's ...

Public health efforts. but we still have some good news. the biden administration has purchased over 500 million tests. they're on their way to providing 300 million a month. we're also have these pilot programs with the health and human services and usda that we see here where they're taking the tests to the people, into the communities that are vulnerable. if you're food insecure, you are more likely to get sick. you have lack of access, lack of space in your household to prevent from getting infected and quarantining, being able to quarantine away from other family members. and therefore th...

Of individual liberty. poppy? >> eva mckenn, thank you for the reporting. things are not any easier at colleges across the country from remote classes to quarantining. once back on campus. omicron is making this semester anything but normal at the university level. alexandra field talks to students about how they are faring. >> reporter: at the start of yet another semester, the fifth now of its kind, covid is creating more challenges for colleges and universities across the country. >> challenges are really beginning to learn to live with the fact that we will have virus on campus. >> repor...

Still reliant on a zero coping strategy. neither give a huge degree of support against omicron or delta, which we're still worried about. so, for the time being, we're going to see a continuation of the pattern we're seeing in china at the moment and a couple other places with a high degree of lockdown, mass testing and mass quarantining of both symptomatic in close contact people. symptomatic in close contact --eole. ., ., , people. doctor thomas, 'ust lookin: people. doctor thomas, 'ust looking further i people. doctor thomas, 'ust looking further afield, h people. doctor thomas, 'ust lookin...

Who became eligible a month or six weeks ago and she got boosted and 14-year-old who just got eligible and we are setting up an appointment for her in the next week or so. the issue is with omicron two shots provides some protection and certainly but 3 shots are much, much better. over the lung run we will come to realize this is a three-course vaccine, 3-shot vaccine like polio, i do feel comfortable and i think the data is pretty clear that 3 shots are really helpful. arthel: what is your guidance on quarantining, testing and masking? doctor: yeah, a lot to cover there. what i believe is whe...