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Ou think we used to know it. you have said you think the _ we used to know it. you have said you think the system _ we used to know it. you have said you think the system being - we used to know it. you have said l you think the system being complex is almost more of an issue than the money, the factor in terms of paying for tests, and the system is not going to be a less complicated, is that, going forward, just a different cheaper test you can get? absolutely, it doesn't take out the complexities. what it does take out, if you have taken a pcr test up until today, which you administer at hom...

Quality of the mask you wear. masks will become optional. encouraged in certain settings based on what the prevalence of infection is and vaccination rate and an environment with vulnerable people. >> dana: there is also this question about testing and why we are so far behind. "the new york times" wrote where are the tests? other countries are awash in covid tests, the u.s. is not. when you look back, scott, the president said in january 4th, 2021 it would be a focus and it has not been. why? >> look, this is a big focus of the book. i talk a lot about our ability to turn to manufacturers ear...

Society? >> well, the testing will move as we up the capacity so that the people who have the symptoms are, have been around somebody who tested positive, they'll get it sent to their home. we got the fda to approve a thing called self-swab where you don't need a medical person to do that, and it's, it's got still the high accuracy. >> we know the american people can do this. i think it's been really impressive to see how much people, i'll say specifically because we're here in seattle. but how quickly, as soon as the governor said and the health department said we should all start to work fro...

Athletes getting tests? do the well connected go to the front of the line? >> you have to ask them that question. i've read -- no, i wouldn't say so. but perhaps that's been the story of life. that does happen on occasion. >> reporter: the federal government, working to expedite so-called "self swab" testing kits to protect health care workers. the kits could be sent home, where a patient would do a simple nose swab. a tech would then pick up a sealed sample. considered less intrusive than the current test. a process the president himself has experienced. >> i can tell you, because i did it, b...