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Do you agree? >> they do. i'm in the d.c. area and we are seeing cases decline. we look for sustained declines, seven day averages and haven't quite gotten there in our area but it is promising. new york and the northeast. however, unfortunately as cases decline it still means we are seeing hundreds of thousands of cases. that is not good news because that does have hospitalizations and deaths that follow so i don't want people to take the peak as a sign they can become complacent. >> the president announced 500 million more covid tests in addition to the 500 million last month. is that going ...

People had been waiting in lines for hours. the video that we just showed was from last wednesday. have the lines gotten any sm smaller since then? >> no, the lines have not gotten smaller. i can tell you that we have as of today a bigger new testing site in the city that hopefully is going to help with the testing issue, what we did gave the doctor more resources to test more people and as soon as we're done with this call, i'll be heading over to the new testing site and see how that is rolling out. >> we know 70%, correct me if i'm wrong of the residents have been vaccinated. has that helpe...

Massachusetts teachers association, the union there, is asking that schools stay closed on monday. the union wants the day so teachers and staff can be tested after they say tests have been delayed in the supply chain. in a statement given to fox business the state of massachusetts is making clear that it will not close schools monday telling us quote, it is disappointing that once again the nta, the union, is trying to find a way to close schools, which we know is to the extreme detriment of our children. strong language there to say the least and becoming clear that this testing issue is onc...

We need to let people know they need to upgrade their masks to n-95 or equivalent because omicron is incredibly contagious. the testing issue is a huge issue. it has been a debacle since the very beginning. and it has not revved up to the degree that we need at this time. so my concern is that we'll still see an exponential increase in cases, and while we're seeing a decoupling, just the sheer volume of cases will lead to an increase in hospitalizations that lead to hospitals being at or other capacity. i think we're going to see our systems breaking and we need, for state, we need some federa...

If we put a limited number of tests where they will be most effective. >> dr. michael mina, thank you so much for your time. >> absolutely, thank you. looking for more perspective on this right now as to where it leaves us, and what we can see in the weeks ahead, retired admiral brett giroir, point man during testing for the trump administration. admiral, why is this testing issue so important? what will we do with the results of the tests once they're administered? >> thank you very much for having me on. dr. mina worked with me very closely when i was in the administration and i appreciate...