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Making sure that all americans have access to regular, reliable and free testing. that's not where we are. not to the level that's needed. and now as cnn's alexandra field reports, local governments and school boards and parents are left to decide what they think is best for their own communities. >> individuals are considered fully vaccinated against covid-19 if they have received their primary series. that definition is not changing. >> reporter: no plans to change the definition of fully vaccinated. the white house says even as there's new evidence the efficacy of boosters, lowering the cha...

Gupta as well as president of the american medical association, dr. gerald harman. thank you both for joining me. sanjay, breaking news with the cdc advisers a little while ago recommending expanding boosters for youngsters as young as 12 years old. how significant is this development? >> on a personal note i have two children that fall into that category, so they will be getting their booster shots. my older daughter already got hers, she is 16. i think it will make a difference for people who qualify. here is the issue, wolf. i think we are talking overall in the country about 5% of the popu...

At the beginning of the pandemic. he joins us now. thank you, first of all and happy new year to you. good to see you back on the program. here we are again. schools are thinking about staying closed. what do you say about that? >> well, martha, it's important as you heard us say. we have to keep the schools open. the public interest of k-12 has to go to face-to-face learning. it was never in their interest to go to virtual learning. we've seen the negative consequences. so i think we have to be vigilant about keeping these schools open and giving the kids to opportunity to get the education t...

This is giving another layer of protection to people who already have pretty good protection. that's good. that's important, but when you look at the numbers on the right side of the screen in terms of the hospitalizations in particular, those are primarily people who are unvaccinated completely, wolf. >> yeah, that's absolutely true. doctor, let me ask you about the new isolation guidance we have received from the cdc. you say it is -- and i am quoting you now, confusing and counterproductive, so what are they getting wrong? >> well, it is a good point, wolf. to your point, what we at the ama...

Thanks so much for joining us. once again, thanks for writing "unthinkable." a really important book. appreciate it very much. we will stay in close touch with you. >> thank you much. stay with cnn. tomorrow i will be anchoring cnn's special live coverage of the january 6th commemorations beginning at 8:45 a.m. eastern as president biden gets ready to address the nation from statuary hall over at the u.s. congress. this also another important note. jake tapper and anderson cooper will host a special january 6th, one year later, at 8:00 p.m. eastern tomorrow night. just ahead, there's breakin...