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Infection, and there's been some studies done, one particular in south africa which shows that it does protect against delta and what's likely the case is that it will protect against serious illness. it may not protect against the same type of symptoms, runny nose, modest infection, and so we may still be dealing with some of that type of disruption, we'll have to see. but if it does indeed protect us against serious illness, that is going to be very, very good news because that will mean the country will have protection at least for the near and midterm. >> there was reporting in politico to...

We're going into year three and we still don't have enough tests for the american basketball. and the fact that our hospital systems are still facing overwhelm and we're still trying to flatten the curve. you look at the vaccines and efficacy that the vaccines have had, that's been amazing, and what i would like to see, the two big things i would like to see out of the administration, a pivotal way to say that two vaccines have been vaccinated, and the second centerpiece that we need to recognized that we have enough n-59 and surgical masks to go around, and the evidence suggests that they do ...

750,000 daily covid cases. almost 750,000. doctor offit, we're still waiting on the cdc to update the masking guidance potentially recommending what are called n-95 or kn-95 masks for better protection. take a look at what one study found about mask leakage. take a look at this. you could see the numbers n-95 went to 10%. surgical masks 15%. cloth masks 75% mask leakage. are americans walking around with cloth masks essentially underprotected from this omicron variant which is so highly transmissible? >> yeah, cloth masks are better than nothing but not much better than nothing. if you could g...

Variant. >> we should be wearing the best possible mask we can get, that's a fact. >> n 95 and kn 95s are better than cloth masks. how? one group comparing leakage found cloth masks can leak 75% in and out. surgical masks only 50%. n 95 masks as low as 1 to 10% if correctly fitted. >> you want to make sure that they fit properly. you've got to make sure it's really snug. it's an effective mask. that's the thing. >> n 95s are similar to kn 95s because they have high efficiency filters. n 95 has a slight edge. >> it has a great fit to your face. >> another key question, can you

Footage that identifies some of the clues and tips that i talked about here. they also have imagery that we put a community bulletin together that i draw the public's attention to if they have not seen it. it's available at latd online. it showcases an individual with a distinctive backpack, a male african american, 6 foot, to 6'5" with short dreadlockses wearing a painter-style face covering. it's been described as an n-95 but closer to a cone that you'd find as a dust filter at a home depot or lowe's. these are distinctive attributes and a distinctive identification. and i'm convinced that i...