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Preventing people from getting sick. that's why the majority have mild illness. also we still have the same problem that i think you and i have been talking about for two years now. there's not enough testing happening. we don't know the true denominator here. when deal with something as transmissible as omicron. there could be people who have it and have mild sympt omps and aren't getting tested. it's hard to say how protective the vaccines are against infection. but we do know they seem very protective against illness. >> such a key pom component, th testing or lack thereof in terms of being...

Games and festivals and bike rallies. i think that's fine. i think the key issue is how to do it safely, and we know how. get vaccinated. wear a mask if you're in super crowded outdoor spaces but most importantly, wear masks if you're indoors. get frequent testing happening. and let's improve the quality of air in indoor spaces with ventilation. we do all of that, we can get all the things we value in our lives, and do it safely. >> add in the vaccination as well. people who aren't vaccinated, get vaccinated. grateful for your expertise. ahead, the texas governor just signing the state's res...

There was a crisis, we are in it right now, and especially in those two states. but i will say that we need a stronger federal response. i know that biden has spoken out in support of localities about these mask mandates, but we need really more forceful messaging needed from the biden administration and the cdc, but we are seeing unmitigated spread of the virus. there are no masks and very little testing happening. we know that indoor restrictions essentially don't exist any more and essentially the virus is spreading. we need to empower the public health authorities who put the mitigation st...

Pageantry? >> there is nothing pageantry about it. this is historic, shaking hands, posing for photographs. that was enough -- that was a result in and of itself. you can't do that a second time. the second time around, you need something more concrete. so, if he comes back from vietnam with nothing more than some more photographers and talk of how they love each other, that's not going to suffice. he's going to actually need the north koreans to show that they are actually at least scaling way back and ideally beginning to dismantle the nuclear program. beg your pardon. go a hid. >> he would ...