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Invested in testing kits. >> maybe the most shocking development of the last few days was how politicized testing has become. i was shocked to see the cdc today starting to cast a little doubt about the efficacy of these tests, trying to downgrade their importance in the face of lack of access to these tests, as if to say, well, you know, don't worry about the fact that you don't have these tests because maybe they're not as good as we thought they were. this has a terrible resonance of what we heard about masks, particularly when the surgeon general at the time scolded the country about buyin...

Nonetheless good to be back together with you. >> dana: you weren't the only one, bill. 3% of the labor force up to 5 million workers were forced to stay home as well. that's a huge chunk and schools, your businesses, hospitals, factories, across the board. >> bill: and you have significant issues that so many people are still dealing with, the issue of testing kits, the issue of therapeutics. all of that -- we're two years into this and there are still issues front and center for us today. talk to the doctor about that coming up. >> dana: also covid treatments in short supply the fight agains...

Delta variant was brewing overseas, here, the federal government, the president had an event on july 4th, declaring sort of independence from the virus. critics have said, the administration wasn't quite prepared for that variant. that's a criticism we're starting to hear again now. with omicron a few weeks ago starting it to emerge in south africa. but the new testing program wasn't announced until yesterday. why the delay? why weren't tests done a few weeks ago? we know questions were asked about it in the briefing room. >> well, jonathan, what we've been doing is building our capacity. actu...

A demand for it. >> reporter: there's a disturbing number out tonight: one study says up to 80% of floridians will have caught covid-19 by the time this omicron wave is over. to ease demand at testing sites like this one, the white house and u.s. postal service are set to be finalizing plans to mail testing kits to u.s. households as early as next week. norah. >> o'donnell: that 80% number is stunning. manuel bojorquez, thank you. well, tonight, in a test of presidential powers, the supreme court is weighing arguments over the biden administration's covid vaccine rules for large companies and ...

And i thank them for it. all college and i thank them for it. all college and university students, adult staff, had been asked to self—test at home before returning to the classroom. secondary, college and university students and education staff and childcare staff should then continue to test themselves at least twice a week. if any school or couege least twice a week. if any school or college runs out of testing kits, they can order more through the usual online ordering channel, or call 119 to continue to receive guidance. we continue to offer international students to the united kingdom,...