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Right now to get past where we are? >> well, unfortunately, if you vaccinate today, the people who were unvaccinated -- who account for about 75% of the hospitalizations -- it's not really gonna make a big difference over the next month because they need a second shot and then 14 days after the second shot. public health measures that we've mentioned -- better-air quality, masking, not going into crowded-indoor spaces -- those are really important measures in order to get past omicron. what we're suggesting is that's for this immediate moment but you need to plan today for three months from no...

Happen is at the gym, we will have much better ventilation than they generally have now. they'll have air filters, they will have hepa filters and by the way, the prevalence of covid in the community will be much lower. >> obviously, testing has been a major issue, particularly during this omicron surge. people can't find at-home rapid tests, pcr texts can take several days to get results. what do you think needs to happen to get testing to a better place? >> well first of all, what we were discussing in our articles is not for the immediate time. it is a strategic plan for three to 12 months....

Capacity, more tests authorized, produce more, and create a closer link between testing and treating people. >> the -- the time when it becomes endemic -- the time when you are talking about, um, you know, kind of the new normal. when do you see that taking place? and what gets us there? because i mean, why aren't -- wouldn't there just be endless new variants that -- that happen a year from now, two years from now, three years from now, that, you know, and it's this up and down and we don't know what to expect. does the virus just kind of weaken over time? >> well, first of all, we have, in f...

Both sides, and i am hoping that the -- the productivity that we've seen over the last two days will continue through the weekend. and we're going to be able to announce a deal to get our kids back in school. >> the white house says they have been in touch with both you and -- and the governor to, quote, assess your needs. governor pritzker told bloomberg news he asked for testing. what have your conversations with federal authorities been like? and what is, specifically, the issue on testing that could help? >> well, look. we -- we've been in contact with the -- the white house from the very ...

Infrastructure. much more pcr testing, much more at-home testing, and a much more coherent strategy for what happens when someone tests positive, so that they get the appropriate treatment whether it's the new oral medications from pfizer and merck or a monoclonal antibody. or if they are not eligible for those, they can go on to a research study and they are advised about how to isolate, so as not to infect other people. we don't have that kind of infrastructure. so we need to build more testing capacity, more tests authorized, produce more, and create a closer link between testing and treati...