don t have enough research on the effect of vaccines, but the boosters are not needed because there is no death in people under 30. is there a downside in talking about the therapeutics? be one not at all. i think tomorrow biden is going to give a speech tomorrow. they had to wait until tuesday to give a speech. i feel like they have to change up their tactics, because i could write the speech today. it is they are going to talk about vaccines, boosters, masks, and stier, and doom. and just say the same thing over and over. some of the mainstream media has now started to say wait a second, let me look into this data. can i see behind the curtain? it turns out outcome of the data is not there. i also think that the testing situation is a complete disaster. we walk around the city today and people are in line for 2.5 hours trying to get a test whereas in europe you can walk in anywhere. or you could mail the test for free and you could get one of
how testing would help with celebrations. you write about the importance of testing in your book. what do you think at this stage of the pandemic about the testing situation? they re easier to come by. production, though, is not that robust. yeah. look, there s not a lot of the tests people prefer, where you can do it at home. simple to use. you get a result within 15 minutes. there are certain tests that are available in the pharmacies. they re a little more complicated to use. consumers don t prefer them. the test consumers prefer are the tests that are in shortage right now. i think there s more we can do to ramp up production. there s also more the government can do to subsidize the availability of these tests to people who are priced out of the market. a box of two is $25. it s a lot if people want to use the test in a serial fashion to test regularly. in places like the uk, they re providing the tests free to
to reopen the country. and dr. fauci saying the testing situation in the u.s. isn t perfect by any means? reporter: he says the testing issue in the u.s. is not perfect, but we ll get there. he said by the end of may, early june, everyone who needs a test should get one. he says that s what he s being told. as you can see with the line behind me, people in new york have been waiting hours, and they don t want to wait until may, or june. tom, thank you. we stay focused on the americans that need jobs. also in need of food. the long lines across the country. and questions about the food supply. the president ordering meat plants to stay open. but what about the thousands of workers who are infected? here s alex perez in chicago. reporter: tonight, the desperation for food etched on their faces. my name is samantha diaz. to bring food to my family is really important. my name is ana and i m here because i m out of work. my name is i m tonia taylor.
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