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Interesting, so dr. reiner, both these leagues updating their covid protocols after dozens of players have tested positive, the nba adding more testing and increasing mask use. the nfl is making masks mandatory indoors and social distancing. the nfl also has new testing options using rapid tests. i mean, that's a lot. talk to me about it. >> well, covid is surging now in the united states both delta and omicron, and you know, this week the nfl has had, you know, almost 100 players test positive for covid, and they're starting to worry that the rest of their season the playoffs and the super bo...

Leagues updating their covid protocols after dozens of players have tested positive. the nba adding more testing and increasing mask use. the nfl is making masks mandatory indoors and social distancing. the nfl also has new testing options using rapid tests. i mean that's a lot. talk to me about it. >> well, covid is surging now in the united states, both delta and omicron. and, you know, this week the nfl has had, you know, almost 100 players test positive for covid, and they're starting to worry that the rest of their season and the playoffs and the super bowl are in jeopardy. so they are tr...

Programs. they're both seeking to start gathering data. they both offer passengers one of two testing options, one of which is a pooled pcr test on site, the other is a take-home test that is self-administered within three to five days of the international flight. >> reporter: and they're even going beyond that here at sfo. they're actually testing the waste water as they try and figure out where this variant is going. the idea is that experts say that travel bans and a lot of these measures have a limited effect and that they buy people a few days to try and figure out what's going on with th...

I use a defense production as to increase production of rapid tests including an at-home test. when i came into office, none of these tests were on the market. thanks to our actions in the work of all of you, we had at least eight at-home testing options and prices for those tests are coming down. it still is not good enough, in my view. that is why i am announcing that health insurers must cover the cost of iphone testing. next month, your plan will cover at home tests. private insurers already cover the expense of pcr test that you get it a doctor's office. now, they will cover at home tests...

Act to increase the production of rapid tests, including at-home tests. when i came into office, none of these tests were on the market. thanks to our actions and the work of all of you, we now have at least eight at-home testing options and prices for those tests are coming down. but it still isn't good enough, in my view. that's why i'm announcing that health insurers must cover the cost of at-home testing, so that if you're one of the 150 million americans with private health insurance, next month your plan will cover at-home tests. private insurers already cover the expensive pcr test that...