York joins us to discuss the response to their coronavirus. Later, Michelle Moore talks more michelle ever talks about appointment assistance. In just over one month, School Systems across the country will begin the new school year. That safely is still being developed and debated. Good morning, welcome to washington journal. We will start the program asking about should k12 schools open . If you are a parent of a student, that line is 202 7488000. If you are an educator, that line 202 7488001. For all others, 202 7488002. Look forward to your text, that is 202 7488003. Tell us your name and where you are texting from. At cspan wj. Are take a look at the other news. Question after a conference at the white house attended by Administration Officials, educators, and others, and reported in the wall street journal. White house once glasses to reopen in the fall. The benefits of in Person Instruction for children. School Officials Say more federal funding is needed from congress to operate
American history tv, the National History center hosts a conversation on u. S. Gun rights and regulations. Watch American History tv tonight and over the weekend on cspan3. U. S. Schools are looking at how to safely reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. Educators spoke to members of the Senate Health committee about plans to decrease class size, continue Home Learning and schoolwide coronavirus tests to make sure students and staff are safe when they return to the classroom. Widespread testing not only helps contain the virus, it builds confidence that the schools are safe. U. S. Assistant secretary for health told our committee that there will be 40 to 50 million diagnostic tests available per month by september. Thats four to five times the number of todays tests and todays number in the United States is twice as many as any other country. And dr. Francis collins who led the human genome project and leads the National Institutes of health, leads a shark tank enterprise at the nih t
Of millions diagnostic tests school plans should last for at least one year while the government pursues a vaccine at warp speed faster than we have ever done thate before the nobody expects vaccine this august the second half should be better able to provide more test, more treatments better Contact Tracing and hopefully we should have a vaccine in the fall of 2021 before we begin to approach normal. Several Reasons School have the advantage to provide a safe environment for students and faculty is younger people have been less hurt by coalbed 19 than older people although doctor fauci told our committee we should be careful to assume that young people are not at risk second, schools are generally oolll communities but generally supervised and monitored and they could be traced if a child becomes sick then the classmates can be tested and for individual schools are able to remain open schools are not unfamiliar with outbreaks of flu or other illnesses that have temporary closure of in
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