extra measure of protection by doing a test before you gather. i think that will really lead to a safe holiday gathering. dr. siegel: dr. walensky also talking about holiday gatherings and what people should know. dr. walensky endorses the presence plan for rapid testing, both at home, and before getting on international planes. i called her the pilot of a public health plane paired she acknowledges role. sandra. sandra: let me pick your brain a little bit more, because some of that sound was missing. in your conversation with the cdc director wilensky, give us the take away you might miss from that. dr. siegel: she said the key to holiday gatherings is action to be fully vaccinated or have a booster shot, if you have been vaccinated more than six months ago. that is the key. then he can actually meet with someone in your family. without wearing a mask. if there is concern about one particular person in that gathering, you can get tested with a rapid test beforehand.
director was asked last night on fox news about a nationwide vaccine mandate. here is what she said. are you for mandating a vaccine on a federal level? you know, that s something that i think the administration is looking into. it is something that i think we re looking to see approval of from the vaccine. overall, i think in general i am all for more vaccination. but, you know, i have nothing further to say on that except that we are looking into those policies. . reporter: alex, hours after those statements she quickly backtracked, tweeting, to clarify, there will be no nationwide mandate. i was referring to mandates by private institutions and portions of the federal government. for context, alex, the president and dr. fauci have said repeatedly there will be no federal mandates for all americans to get the vaccine. this will be something that is really in the hands of private industry, and cdc director