RUSH TRANSCRIPT Schools walked ░░░░░░░░ of class today calling ░░░░░░░░ a pause on in ░░░░░░░░ learning and asking officials ░░░░░░░░ do more to stop ░░░░░░░░ spread In Utah health ░░░░░░░░ there are you remembering ░░░░░░░░ with Covid symptoms to ░░░░░░░░ for five days as ░░░░░░░░ state faces a shortage ░░░░░░░░ test availability Let s ░░░░░░░░ in internal medical doctor ░░░░░░░░ crossover health in California ░░░░░░░░ more Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ with us These are ░░░░░░░░ days in a lot ░░░░░░░░ the parts of the ░░░░░░░░ What do you think ░░░░░░░░ telling people forget it ░░░░░░░░ you have symptoms just ░░░░░░░░ home The state of ░░░░░░░░ like much of America ░░░░░░░░ predicting shortage of these ░░░░░░░░ tests and given that ░░░░░░░░ is contagious and ripping ░░░░░░░░ communities it s less ░░░░░░░░ ideal certainly but reasonable ░░░░░░░░ ask people when their ░░░░░░░░ are more mild and ░░░░░░░░ re able to stay ░░░░░░░░ and isolate without testing ░░░░░░░░ know based on the ░░░░░░░░ that older adults and ░░░░░░░░ with underlying my hope ░░░░░░░░ that the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ get more tests out ░░░░░░░░ It s clear and ░░░░░░░░ were caught unprepared for ░░░░░░░░ and I think this ░░░░░░░░ is that we need ░░░░░░░░ be ready for the ░░░░░░░░ this virus throws us ░░░░░░░░ we now have so ░░░░░░░░ tools to help us ░░░░░░░░ this virus We need ░░░░░░░░ be prepared and be ░░░░░░░░ to deploy resources quickly ░░░░░░░░ make essential public health ░░░░░░░░ like N95 masks and ░░░░░░░░ tests available and free ░░░░░░░░ everyone and not just ░░░░░░░░ people who could afford ░░░░░░░░ There s been such ░░░░░░░░ test and people have ░░░░░░░░ looking for leadership on ░░░░░░░░ Let s go to ░░░░░░░░ microlevel are reaching a ░░░░░░░░ point and we re ░░░░░░░░ it in these walkouts ░░░░░░░░ Boston in brooklyn and ░░░░░░░░ and other cities students ░░░░░░░░ they d rather go ░░░░░░░░ virtual learning rather than ░░░░░░░░ in school One might ░░░░░░░░ skeptical a little bit ░░░░░░░░ that but do you ░░░░░░░░ it is time to ░░░░░░░░ to remote learning or ░░░░░░░░ that option or listen ░░░░░░░░ patienrents and othero say ░░░░░░░░ kids will be better ░░░░░░░░ safer scholastically and physically ░░░░░░░░ in person learning How ░░░░░░░░ you read that challenge ░░░░░░░░ scientists and certainly physicians ░░░░░░░░ educators nearly everyone agrees ░░░░░░░░ schools are absolutely essential ░░░░░░░░ when children miss out ░░░░░░░░ in person education it ░░░░░░░░ hugely detrimental Are the ░░░░░░░░ ideal to be having ░░░░░░░░ in person right now ░░░░░░░░ they re not but ░░░░░░░░ are so many things ░░░░░░░░ we could be doing ░░░░░░░░ make schools so much ░░░░░░░░ We need to do ░░░░░░░░ works which is requiring ░░░░░░░░ vaccination for everyone who ░░░░░░░░ eligible and mandating masks ░░░░░░░░ the N95 masks in ░░░░░░░░ and improving vent ventilation ░░░░░░░░ using filters We need ░░░░░░░░ have an agreed upon ░░░░░░░░ for when to pause ░░░░░░░░ person learning and when ░░░░░░░░ return and that is ░░░░░░░░ in place nationally but ░░░░░░░░ do think regardless we ░░░░░░░░ all in very a ░░░░░░░░ challenging few months ahead ░░░░░░░░ teachers students and parents ░░░░░░░░ s a great point ░░░░░░░░ there were some kind ░░░░░░░░ standard that we could ░░░░░░░░ on or trigger for ░░░░░░░░ person learning we d ░░░░░░░░ when we were there ░░░░░░░░ when we weren t ░░░░░░░░ s turn to hospitals ░░░░░░░░ and your direct field ░░░░░░░░ a lot of hospitals ░░░░░░░░ the country overwhelmed even ░░░░░░░░ we keep hearing omicron ░░░░░░░░ less severe than previous ░░░░░░░░ of this Coronavirus pandemic ░░░░░░░░ obviously there are so ░░░░░░░░ people getting it that ░░░░░░░░ has overwhelmed hospitals What ░░░░░░░░ you seeing where you ░░░░░░░░ in California Well you ░░░░░░░░ I would grow that ░░░░░░░░ the entire country we ░░░░░░░░ seeing hospitalizations at levels ░░░░░░░░ seen in the early ░░░░░░░░ days of this pandemic ░░░░░░░░ have massive numbers of ░░░░░░░░ needing care and severe ░░░░░░░░ and nursing shortages I ░░░░░░░░ when we talk about ░░░░░░░░ it s a little ░░░░░░░░ Here in California like ░░░░░░░░ rest of the country ░░░░░░░░ we have a hard ░░░░░░░░ teasing out if hospitalizations ░░░░░░░░ for Covid or with ░░░░░░░░ and there aren t ░░░░░░░░ upon national metrics yet ░░░░░░░░ we need that but ░░░░░░░░ would say the fact ░░░░░░░░ here in California or ░░░░░░░░ the country when you ░░░░░░░░ up to an er ░░░░░░░░ a stroke or accident ░░░░░░░░ you can only receive ░░░░░░░░ quality medical care if ░░░░░░░░ are enough beds and ░░░░░░░░ hands to go around ░░░░░░░░ that s the issue ░░░░░░░░ now Staffing as well ░░░░░░░░ a moment we ll ░░░░░░░░ from tania whitworth where ░░░░░░░░ re admitting more patients ░░░░░░░░ Covid than ever before ░░░░░░░░ caring for them with ░░░░░░░░ staff fewer doctors fewer ░░░░░░░░ on the support staff ░░░░░░░░ we expect to see ░░░░░░░░ problems across the country ░░░░░░░░ are you seeing something ░░░░░░░░ that We certainly are ░░░░░░░░ that across the country ░░░░░░░░ some places in California ░░░░░░░░ are lucky in San ░░░░░░░░ that we have a ░░░░░░░░ vaccination rate so the ░░░░░░░░ isn t the same ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration is ░░░░░░░░ other federal resources for ░░░░░░░░ to go in various ░░░░░░░░ to help fill in ░░░░░░░░ nurses and doctors who ░░░░░░░░ out and I would ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic has unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ led to a blood ░░░░░░░░ across the country So ░░░░░░░░ rely on donated blood ░░░░░░░░ to care for people ░░░░░░░░ cancer and it s ░░░░░░░░ for us to save ░░░░░░░░ so the one thing ░░░░░░░░ people can do if ░░░░░░░░ re able right now ░░░░░░░░ help us out here ░░░░░░░░ donate blood As we ░░░░░░░░ year three of the ░░░░░░░░ pandemic we need to ░░░░░░░░ up for each other ░░░░░░░░ we re certainly all ░░░░░░░░ this fight together That ░░░░░░░░ a great way to ░░░░░░░░ it that we re ░░░░░░░░ this together and giving ░░░░░░░░ is one way that ░░░░░░░░ can support each other ░░░░░░░░ sometimes we feel so ░░░░░░░░ in this pandemic and ░░░░░░░░ miss each other and ░░░░░░░░ country s frayed in ░░░░░░░░ many ways that giving ░░░░░░░░ is something that we ░░░░░░░░ do together to help ░░░░░░░░ other and let me ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration s ░░░░░░░░ the curve a little ░░░░░░░░ on testing and after ░░░░░░░░ in office for a ░░░░░░░░ and after testing could ░░░░░░░░ so important in managing ░░░░░░░░ forward for the new ░░░░░░░░ whatever that looks like ░░░░░░░░ now the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ launch a new website ░░░░░░░░ Wednesday to distribute 500 ░░░░░░░░ free at home rapid ░░░░░░░░ mailed to Americans doorsteps ░░░░░░░░ they won t ship ░░░░░░░░ for seven to 12 ░░░░░░░░ How do you weigh ░░░░░░░░ Is that enough to ░░░░░░░░ a difference at this ░░░░░░░░ Is that a good ░░░░░░░░ Late and we ll ░░░░░░░░ have to see Thank ░░░░░░░░ for being with us ░░░░░░░░ good luck Well as ░░░░░░░░ mentioned as Covid continues ░░░░░░░░ take control we re ░░░░░░░░ encouraging signs in the ░░░░░░░░ East but some hospitals ░░░░░░░░ certain parts of the ░░░░░░░░ are dealing with these ░░░░░░░░ high number of Covid ░░░░░░░░ wes kids at the ░░░░░░░░ of the fight and ░░░░░░░░ whitworth joins us from ░░░░░░░░ children s hospital in ░░░░░░░░