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he said we have vaccines against this, we have treatments against it, and he added, i am confident we re going to be able to keep our arms around it, but we re going to be tracking it very closely. linsey. maryalice, thank you. back here at home, news on the pandemic covid cases and hospitalizations are rising, and starting tomorrow, the city of philadelphia is reinstating its mask mandate in schools. there are growing concerns heading into summer. health officials are urging congress to pass more covid funding or not have enough vaccines when a possible nationwide surge hits this fall or winter. here s ellen lopez from atlanta tonight. reporter: tonight, with nearly every state in the nation reporting a surge in covid-19 cases, some school districts in medium and high risk areas, requiring students and staff to mask up. i think it s excellent. should ve done it sooner. reporter: philadelphia is one of them. starting monday, face coverings there will be mandatory indoors and
far. so far is we re seeing waves every four to six months. that would be two to three times a year. that s more like a common cold. much manufacture dangerous than a common cold. it s unkwleer whether that s going to last. the u.s. doesn t have enough money to buy more vaccines, treatment and manufacture covid tests for the fall. congress has yet to pass president biden s request for 22.5 billion dollar of covid funding. could free vaccines become a thing of the past?
go if it goes to high alert. but congresswoman, the white house is briefing again on covid today. we re seeing cases begin to rise, particularly in the northeast and upper midwest which includes michigan. give us a sense of where things are in your community with the virus as it seems to be seemingly make a return. and talk about the need for covid funding. because the white house is also warning of a much larger spike this winter and fall. so, i want to say several things. one, we are seeing an increase by more than half of counties in my state have reached a high level. and it s recommended that people wear masks indoors. i do. i believe leaders should lead. it s proven that wearing masks can help save lives. i m afraid to say this now to you, jonathan, i don t want to be cursed. i have not gotten covid. i m scared that i m going to get it any minute. anybody that knows me i wear my
parents of children six months and older that whole cow s milk may be an option. before, they said wait until the first birthday. jake. elizabeth cohen, thank you so much. also in our health lead, the white house holding its first white house coronavirus briefing since the beginning of april. this comes as the cdc says covid cases have tripled in the past month. joining us now, dr. paul moffitt on the advisory committee and the director of the vaccine education center at children s hospital of philadelphia. dr., right now, additional covid funding is stalled in congress. this comes as the white house has warned that 100 million americans could be infected with coronavirus this winter. i want you to take a listen to this warning from dr. jha, the white house covid response coordinator. without additional funding from congress, we will not be able to buy enough vaccines for every american who wants one. once these new generation of vaccines come out in the fall and winter. what c