. >> health and human services assistant secretary dr. rachel davino talked about covid-19 vaccination efforts at an event hosted by the washington post. this is about 30 minutes. >> good morning, i am a. senior writer at the washington post. today. we will talk about the troubling rise in cases from the delta variant and vaccination challenges with dr. rachel,, assistant secretary for health at the department of health and human services. dr. levine, of warm welcome to washington post life. -- live. asst. sec. levine: thank you, pleasure to be here. karine: wonderful to have you here when we need to understand so much more. there was a change in guidance this week from cdc resulting from new science about the delta virus including maxing -- masking for people who are vaccinated. what is the plan behind that change? asst. sec. levine: we know and have been discussing for months that the delta variant is different. the delta variant has been shown to be more transmissible. it is at least twice as contagious as previous forms of covid-19 we

calendar number 69, h.r. 4502, a bill making appropriations for the department of labor, health and human service, and education and related agencies for fiscal year ending september 30, 2022, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question of amendments en bloc 1 printed in part b of house report 117-109, offered by the gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. delauro. the clerk will redesignate the amendments en bloc. the clerk: en bloc number one, consisting of amendments number 23, 67, 95, 123, 154, 215, printed in part b of house report 117-109, offered by ms. delauro of connecticut. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentlewoman

health and human services assistant secretary for health, drft rachel lavine, at this event hosted by "the washington post." we join it in progress. >> we are going to again continue to collect data throughout the united states and we do get reports from data from other countries. particularly from great britain, as it's analyzed we'll use it to inform our decision. >> you you are a pediatrician by training. i think some of the questions now are about vaccinations for children. when do you expect to see vaccines become available for the under 12? rebeaka: thank you. i want to -- rebecca: i -- rebecca: i want to emphasize the importance of our effort. our vaccinations against covid-19 are safe and effective. they are more important than ever to protect us from the spread of the delta variant. the pfizer vaccine is authorized for use for children. there are studies going on right now in younger children 5 thereby 12 and clinical trials being done from six months to five years of age. pfizer is ahead of the curve in terms of they are working to complete those studies. the moderna vaccine

so we have a human services agency and previously, we have the department of human services so we renamed the department of human services the department of benefits and family support. >> chairman: okay. well, that was a teaching moment. i just wanted supervisor safai to know i was reading every single line. >> and then in the fourth and final item in this package. >> supervisor safai: yeah. item number four i have a shortened change for the long title. >> chairman: yeah. go ahead and address those. so for the short title. it will read, let me make sure i'm on the right page, administrative code food security task force sunset reauthorization and date extension. so that's the short title. the long title will read ordinance amending the administrative code to reauthorize food security task force and extend the sunset date to july 20, 2021. and the task force duties assisting with the department of public health, food security and equity report. >> chairman: so, supervisor safai, i would like to raise some questions for our discussion relative to the 2024 date that i was on this board a lo

s. department of health and human services signed a 13800000 dollar contract with dutch electronics conglomerate phillips to design a manufacturer, a cheap and portable ventilator use an emergency. although ventilated was created and the government ordered $10000.00 of them, not a single one was red. at the start of the pandemic. like many countries, the united states face critical ventilator shortages, while phillips were selling to higher priced commercial versions of the same ventilator around the world. so they never fulfilled this order at the cheaper level for the department of health and human deaths prioritize the more overseas. and it's only been recently that the department of health and human scientist has really negotiated the same order, but it has been forced to pay for the bench later at a higher price. that renegotiation, that lindsey mentioned. it resulted in the u. s. government ordering $43000.00 of the commercial ventilators in april at 4 times the regional price. in late august, the remainder of the order was cancelled only after a congressional committee raised questions ab

that was donald trump, health and human services. secretary alex's a congressional hearing in february this year and interesting sites before he was appointed to his rolling government. as i worked as the top lobbyist for the pharmaceutical firm, eli lilly, and company the hunt for a corona virus vaccine has now suddenly become one of the most well funded areas of biomedical research. not only governments and pharmaceutical giants investing in it, the so called super heroes of the corporate world have all stepped into the fray. a ceo of netflix is donating $30000000.00 toward research for a corona virus vaccine. microsoft co founder bill gates has continued to fight against corona, vars investing billions of dollars on the construction of factories working to develop the code 19 vaccine. some of the will these people on a found isn't c major corporations. i'm making headlines for denying to proven causes through their own philanthropic organizations. but it's not just about the money. it's the perception that it comes with all the trappings of the corporate world efficiency return on i

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this week we consider -- we will consider the partisan health and human service budget. it's unfortunate that democrats are continuing their assault on the fundamental right, the right to life in this bill. it kills the hyde amendment, which ensures taxpayer dollars cannot be spent on abortions. hyde has saved 2.5 million babies since it was enacted. my faith teaches me that every person is created for a purpose and a reason, and that's why i will always be the defender of the unborn. americans should not be forced to fork over their taxpayer dollars so defenseless babies can be murdered on taxpayer dime. madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that committees on energy and commerce, ways and means, and judiciary be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 18 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: as the chair has previously advised, that request cannot be entertained without appropriate clearance. for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york rise? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one min

i know the health and human service focuses on health disparities. can you describe these programs and their goals and how will you ensure these programs work? >> it's great to see you. i see that those digs look really familiar to me. that office of yours. you've been able to come in and do a phenomenal job as a member of congress. >> somebody left me some nice furniture. by the way, thank you for all your work and trying to make sure our district, it's a tale of two cities in many ways. folks working together in many ways. president biden has spoken about equity and made it clear he wants to see results. to now say we're going to demand results as well from the people and the programs we have at health and human services. one of the things we're doing, a couple of quick examples, the emphasis into dealing with mortality and morbidity. we have access to health care. some communities have women who are dying as a result of their pregnancy. the women who have terrible outcomes and it should surprise no one to know that happens in communities of color.

so we have a human services agency and previously, we have the department of human services so we renamed the department of human services the department of benefits and family support. >> chairman: okay. well, that was a teaching moment. i just wanted supervisor safai to know i was reading every single line. >> and then in the fourth and final item in this package. >> supervisor safai: yeah. item number four i have a shortened change for the long title. >> chairman: yeah. go ahead and address those. so for the short title. it will read, let me make sure i'm on the right page, administrative code food security task force sunset reauthorization and date extension. so that's the short title. the long title will read ordinance amending the administrative code to reauthorize food security task force and extend the sunset date to july 20, 2021. and the task force duties assisting with the department of public health, food security and equity report. >> chairman: so, supervisor safai, i would like to raise some questions for our discussion relative to the 2024 date that i was on this board a lo

the health and human services secretary xavier becerra says it is the go.ss to know whether or not you have been vaccinated. >> the federal government spent trillions of dollars to try to keep americans alive during this pandemic so it is absolutely the government's business, it is taxpayer's business if we have to continue to spend money to try to keep people from contracting covid and helping reopen the economy and so it is our business to try to make sure americans can prosper and americans can freely associate and knocking on a door has never been against the law. you don't have to answer but we hope you do because if you haven't been vaccinated we can help dispel some of those rumors that you have heard and hopefully get you vaccinated. >> mark: we have spent trillions of dollars on you and so, therefore, it's our business, the state of your healthcare. with me now is michele bachmann, former presidential candidate and the dean of reejt university's robinson school of government. some of us actually during the debates on obamacare says this is what hap

chairman becerra is the 21st secretary of the health and human services. he was a member of the house of representatives and a member hoff this committee until 1997 until he was appointed attorney general for the state of california in 2017. mr. secretary, we appreciate your presence here this morning and we have received your written testimony, and it will be made part of the record, and we ask you to summarize the testimony in five minutes, and we ask you the pin the time at the bottom of the screen, and i will notify you when you are near the end of your time. >> thank you, chairman, leader brady, and i appreciate the opportunity to come back here to talk about the crises. and now more than ever, we must make sure that hhs has the budget to complete its mission. this budget underscores the administration's commitment to prepare the nation for the next public health crisis, and expand access to affordable health care, and address health disparities and tackle opioid and other health crises and other priorities like maternal health, and tribal health, and

of health and -- department of health and human services, secretary becerra. let me extend a warm welcome to you, mr. secretary, and i know i speak on behalf of all members of this committee as we offer that welcome. after nearly a year and a half of devastation, economic uncertainty and loss of more than half a million american lives, we meet today in a moment of renewed optimism as our nation continues to make significant strides in eradicating to covid-19. thanks to president biden's leadership, the diligence of public health officials, health workers and everyday americans, coronavirus hospitalizations and deaths have dropped dramatic clue. this progress is in no -- dramatically. this progress is in no small part due to the vaccine, however, availability is different from vaccine administration, and there's still much more to be done to reduce hesitancy and combat misinformation regarding the vaccine. i'm impressed with the creative steps the administration is taking to encourage americans to get vaccinated as well as the efforts to eliminate barriers such

the time has expired. >> finish the thought, mister secretary. >> any health services or the investment being made in human health services, we are going to make sure we are out there, reaching folks who are the most part have been in the shadows, or in the corners of america. thank you. >> i think the gentlemen. let me recognize the gentleman from nevada to inquire. >> thank you very much mister chairman. secretary we becerra, it's great to see you. thank you for joining us today. i'd be remiss if i didn't mention you have a great former staff of mine, she's always done great, work and i know she is going to do so with you and on behalf of the american people at health and human services. please tell her i said i. mister secretary, for my time, i'd like to talk about the importance of data collection. the chairman, chairman neil, has designated the racial equity initiative working group within the community, which helps to ensure policy proposals considered by the committee addressing economic and social inequities and advance racial justice. helping us create meaningful legislation that improves the live

health and human services secretary is in the state today meeting with health officials amid effortsa is live for us. the state has reached out for help her. >> that's right. the governor looked a the numbers here and the vaccination rates here which are about in this county alone in dark county about 19% of people fully vaccinated. that's lower than the national average and decided he would reach out to the offer of federal help for the biden administration. we've seen health and human services secretary who came here, met with the governor, had a handshake and with fema and is being debriefed by local, county, state authorities on the situation here. what they are really here for is they have deployed in a major way the covid-19 surge response teams. this is the first time that they have deployed the teams since the delta variant is sweeping the nation. and why here? one, because the governor said yes, we will take that help in the form of grants, in the form of boots on the ground to try and bring up the numbers of vaccinations and bring down the numbers of hospitalizations from p

unfortunately by health and human services agencies that said we can't talk about this, we'll give it oxygen, oblivious to the fact it has now accelerated and become a monster. what we have to do is while we have to amplify provaccine messages, recognize this is insufficient. we need more aggressive counter offensive. what i have done is identified three major actors, i have been going against these guys for decades. now they've separated the three major elements, that's the far right element of the republican party, that's what you hear at the cpac conference and from u.s. members of congress. number two are the center for countering digital hate, incredible to have an organization like that, has identified the 12 leading offenders in terms of actively promoting disinformation. they need to be taken off internet or at least on social media sites, and then the russian government. the russian government is one of the largest promoters of anti-science, anti-vaccine disinformation. using this as a wedge issue to divide our country. the point is we can't leave it to the health sector. i r

further the department of health and human services must collaborate with the w.h.o. to establish a global alzheimer's disease and the venture action plan to conduct clinical research, raise public awareness and support prevention and treatment of alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. in testimony that is submitted for the record, madam chair, as you know doctor she says in 2014 they said that they supported that point the only african workshop dedicated to autism spectrum disorder. over 47 participants from 14 african countries including key leaders and experts help identify the most pressing needs and issues facing people with autism and their communities in iafrica. only found in doing this work, that the remains a major gap and what is known about autism special disorder in africa. with considerable research and studies and identificationn and diagnosis on the landscape, and needs to local communities pretty children with autism disorder in africaee are diagnod late he points out compared to those in high income countries because african countries that diagnose

family members purchase some of these pallets filed a complaint with the department of health and human services. we saw her boyfriend here today and he did declined to comment. she faces one count of wire fraud and one count of making false statements related to healthcare. >>> it has been an agonizing five days for the family of a missing runner. he was last seen on saturday near pleasanton. officials have scaled back to search and rescue effort but the family is hoping that philip will be found safe. here is what they believe happened to the father of two. >> it takes every molecule in my body to stay in in every fiber of my being and to taking care of our kids during this time. >> i can remember when he was a little kid in the things that i did with him to see him doing that with his kids. he loves to throw his kids up in the air. >> reporter: the missing joggers wife and his father recalled the disbelief in panic and now the agony of searching for 37r- hebeel saturday moa ief run in the pleasanton hells and he never showed up to pick up his family in stockton. it was 106 degrees outside. >>

further the department of health and human services must collaborate with the w.h.o. to establish a global alzheimer's disease and the venture action plan to conduct clinical research, raise public awareness and support prevention and treatment of alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. in testimony that is submitted for the record, madam chair, as you know doctor she says in 2014 autism speaks said they supported the first and at that point the only pan-african workshop dedicated to autism spectrum disorder. over 47 47 participants from4 african countries including key leaders and experts in autism spectrum disorder have identified the most pressing needs and issues facing people with autism and their communities in africa. what we found he goes on to say in doing this work is that there remains a major gap in what is known about autism disorder and africa. considerable lack of research in study that dedication and diagnosis, and on the landscape of services the needs of the local committees. children with autism special disorder in africa diagnosed relatively late,

somebody in the white house and somebody at the department of health and human services has to be heldg these decisions? who is allowing politics to enter into something that ought to be as far away from politics as possible. >> pete: that's a great point, karl. feels like a convenient two for. vaccine effort and gathering data. is this useful. >> oh, gosh. think about it think about it. you go to randolph county, georgia. and you stick the needle in the arm and then you come back a year later and say now just, remember, we from the randolph county democrat neighbor-to-neighbor program came by and took care of you. and you need to respond by voting democrat. your action north carolina. we, the progressives, building political power, we are back on your doorstep, reminding you that we were here last year with a life-saving vaccine. >> pete: interesting. >> who has got this data? where is this data being shared and why are they allowing expressly political groups to be involved? >> pete: how can we get that answer, karl hough is funding it or is it too obscured the way bureaucracy paid g

and providing access to museums receiving assistance level from the human services agency so no child, no matter income, no family that may receive public assistance would be left out of the process of enjoying and exploring our museum during the summer of 2019. at that time we had about 25,000 guests take advantage of that program. that is a huge number but in san francisco we have about 225,000 people in general who actually qualify so we want to make sure to get the word out and in fact, we're not going to just continue to do this for the summer. our goal is to do this year round. so yes, it is amazing. and i remember the field trip. i always think about all the field trip, but remember the field trip when we went to the exploratory sent arenaed academy of sciences. the de jong museum. and the reason why these were very special to me is because as an adult and you go to visit the places again and remember the time you saw the stuffed lion and the different exhibits and remember those as a kid and understand the significance of being able to learn about these things and appreciate t

we spoke with health and human services health secretary dr. mark galli about the decision. >> this is one of the strongest prevention strategies that we have seen with so many california students not getting vaccinated, having to all wear a mask to start the year. we believe he gives us the best chance of getting all back to school. that is why california has chosen to go with masks. they are a strong, very scientifically driven proven prevention strategy, but do not have a requirement for is in distancing. that is going to help us get all kids across the state back in for for five weeks. >> is this a health strategy or a way to make sure unvaccinated folks are not treated unfairly? some people might argue there should be pressure put on unvaccinated people. >> certainly one of the benefits , look, this pandemic has taken a toll on all of us differently. making sure that young people are coming back to school on even ground where we do not see signaling students out for either being vaccinated or unvaccinated, depending on where you are. this

just yesterday, health and human services secretary xavier becerra seemingly pushed for a governmentata base saying it is the government's business to know if americans have been vaccinated. well, today, he is telling another story. congressional correspondent jacqui heinrich starts us off tonight from the white house. good evening, jackie. >> good evening, shannon. the white house spent quite a bit of time clearing up confusion about the administration's official position this week. >> new centers for disease control guidance that vaccinated kids and teachers don't need masks in school but there is no system tracking who is or isn't vaccinated causing questions for the white house. >> this is public health guidelines that they are providing. it's up to the school districts to apply and implement. >> yesterday, pfizer also sent the white house scrambling. the announcement that they are seeking approval for a third shot prompting quick statements from the cdc and fda. vaccinated people need not plan yet for a booster. >> what's the timeline that you guys are looking at on when that wo

health and human services spokesperson said pfizer presented its latest data yesterday and while health officials appreciate the information shared they do not think that a third shot is needed at this time. they will continue though to monitor the situation. meanwhile, israel has approved the pfizer booster shot for at- risk and immuno compromised adults and it's the first country to offer it. >> our ministry of health has considered this specific subpopulation, this isn't to be understood that israel has gone off on its own and decided now to administer generally a third boost. >> covid-19 is rapidly spreading in israel with more than 400 new cases every day. the country is especially concerned about the delta variant. >>> johnson and johnson's vaccine is expected to get a new warning. the shot has been possibly linked to an extremely rare nerve condition. it's called guillain-barre syndrome. the cdc says about 100 cases have been reported among the 12.8 million doses of the vaccine given out. most cases involve men 50 and older. most people fully recover from the disease, although so

time after time, we have seen it as advocates on the ground human services agency on the ground to continuese agencies are inept, they further continue to terrorize migrant communities. >> frankly, it's very disturbing when you hear a sitting member of congress referring to people who are keeping our nation secure as terrorists. >> and shannon, the hhs at the present time compound here at this facility primarily meant to house migrant children. fox news spoke with hhs and they tell us as of last week out of the 1500 beds they have available for those kids here, only 196 of them were filled up. so they have some room here. we asked them today are those reports true that they're closing their side of the facility. we didn't get an answer. i also reached out to border patrol to get their numbers for their side of the facility. we didn't get an answer from them. we will send it back to you. >> shannon: thanks for staying on it. >> bill melugin down at the border. thanks, bill. north of the border texas state lawmakers are addressing several controversial measures that did not make it into the r

"outfront" now health and human services secretary of the ocho bom -- obama administration.ate your time. kwo you've expressed frustration over tiptoeing around mandates. that's fair. so much tiptoeing, so unbelievable how silent people can be. what would you like the u.s. government's message to be about mandating vaccination? >> thanks for having me, erin and i was the governor of kansas, not texas. >> oh, i'm sorry. i literally just misspoke because we were talking about texas. thank you for correcting me. >> no problem. i think that the federal government has done an amazing job and we are in such a fortunate position in the united states to have ample vaccine, a policy that says it's free and a government that's determined to get to the final mile and we still have this block of vaccine hesitancy, which is pretty terrifying. the federal government has never in history issued a vaccine mandate of any kind and i don't expect that to change very soon but i think the federal government can continue to play an enormously important role looking at all the tools they have. the

we'll have your updated forecast after the break at first, the health and human services secretary javi said tours a shelter for migrant children. in southern california, a rare look in igns d protecting people against the delta. vary it, the company says the vaccine triggered a strong immune response and blood samples taken from vaccinated people. earlier studies show that both the pfizer and moderna vaccines were also effective against the delta variant as a strain continues to spread across the country. the white house is urging people to get vaccinated. you're vaccinated. you're safe. if you are not vaccinated your at risk of getting the virus and the delta variant the transmissibility of it, which we've seen from medical experts who have made clear that it is far more transmissible. it can be deadly. it can make people incredibly sick is just a reminder of what risk people are putting on themselves if they don't get vaccinated. the delta varied reportedly accounts for a quarter of all new cases in the u. s, and is expected to become the dominant strain worldwide. the biden administ

we are going to address that head-on at the department of health and human services with secretary becerra's leadership. he has reinitiated our behavioral health coordinating council. i'm very pleased to co-chair that with the assistant secretary for samhsa. we have communities that will be looking at substance use and overdoses. we'll have committees look at how to expand treatment. the integration of physical and mental health in health clinics and doctor's offices and hospitals. the importance of telemedicine now in terms of behavioral health and substance use treatment. we are going to be looking at all of those different factors to be able to address the significant mental health issues that we are seeing now and we are likely to see in the future. frances: how about the rise in homicides across the country? secretary levine: we are seeing a rise in homicides. and the president has spoken out about that in terms of firearms and firearm safety. i'll leave that to the president. but he has spoken out about the importance of -- and the significance of firearms from a public health perspect

someone's family members purchased pellets filed a kopl plant to the department of health and human services. williams with the inspector general's office released a statement to me that read in part her actions including falsifying vaccination cards undermined the health efforts and endanger the lives of men, women and children. she now faces charges of wire fraud and making false statements relating to health care. she could face up to 25 years in prison. back to you. >>> developing news in the east bay after five days the official search for missing runner in pleasanton has come to an end tonight. abc 7 news reporter j.r. stone is live there, j.r. even though the is over volunteers say they are not giving up hope yet, right? >> reporter: they certainly aren't. i will talk about that in a moment. they have a plan of coming back out here come tomorrow. but this command center here at foothill high school, the one here for five days was cleaned up and gear was taken away from this location as crews left this location around 7:00 this evening. >> reporter: crews packing up gear and heading ho

health and human services says it's going to decide with the cdc when we get the booster shot. pretty unprecedented to see that squabble like that. >> exactly. public health recommendations are not made by a company but by public health. that's where they're coming down to. i think there are three reasons why we probably don't need it right now. right now, with the data rehave we don't really need it. >> what happens if the cdc and fda say you don't need it but people say they want to get it. can they get it? would insurance pay for something like that? >> i think what you're coming down to is insurance may not pay for it if it's not a public health recommendation. it wouldn't stop anyone from getting a third shot. we don't think it's going to be harmful, necessarily. we don't know for sure it's not harmful in everyone. but the data, probably three reasons i'm thinking about why we don't need it. the first is, looking at the circulating anti-bodies in the blood isn't necessarily an indication that there aren't immune cells from the blood and lymph nodes. right now we know that

the health and human services spokesperson said pfizer presented its latest data yesterday officials appreciate the information shared, they don't think a third shot is needed at this time they will continue to monitor the situation. meanwhile, israel has approved the pfizer booster shot for at risk and immune compromised adults, this is the first country to offer it. >> our ministry of health has considered this specific subpopulation, this isn't to be understood that israel has gone off on its own, and decided now to administer generally a third boost. >> covid-19 is rapidly spreading in israel, with more than 400 new cases every single day. the country is especially concerned about the delta variant. johnson & johnson's vaccine is expected to get a new warning, the shot has been linked to possibly linked to an extremely rare nerve condition called guillain-barrc immune system attacks the nerves, the cdc says about 100 cases have been reported among the 12.8 million doses of the vaccine. most cases involved men cannot -- men, 50 and up. symbol report long-term nerve damage. >>> the

february 9, 2020 in the white house with doctor stephen hatfield, rick wright from the health and human services were getting operation warp speed jumpstarted and i mentioned this because at the time we were looking at the experimental gene therapy, the mrna that have been produced by pfizer image irna and at that time, we were clear eyed about the risk associated with that but we had no other choice but to move forward, my point were very dangerous decision one path the biden administration is hurtling down goes to universal forced vaccinations, the other is an alternative strategy which would be targeting vaccinations to the high risk population and letting everybody else deal with it in a way where they use therapeutics. gerry: them interrupt, i want to pull up for you you cannot see it but you may have seen it, it's a new york post today on friday had a very good from page graphic if you'd like we can show that wouldn't you say the line is insanity from the york post it shows a huge square lots of squares with the number of people who have been vaccinated in the tiny, tiny fraction of them t

someone's family members purchased pellets filed a kopl plant to the department of health and human serviceslliams with the inspector general's office released a statement to me that read in part her actions including falsifying vaccination cards undermined the health efforts and endanger the lives of men, women and children. she now faces charges ofre fraud and making false statements relating to health care. she could face up to 25 years in prison. back to you. >>> developing news in the east bay after five days the official search for missing runner in pleasanton has come to an end tonight. abc 7 news reporter j.r. stone is live there, j.r. even though the official search is over volunteers say they are not giving up hope yet, right? >> reporter: they certainly aren't. i will talk about that in a moment. they have a plan of coming back out here come tomorrow. but this command center here at foothill high school, the one here for five days was cleaned up and gear was taken away from this location as crews left this location around 7:00 this evening. >> reporter: crews packing up gear and h

saying that fully vaccinated teachers and students do not need masks by california's health and human services director says they will need to wear them. who is making the right call? >> i think the truth is probably between the two extremes. i think that what the cdc has done is used the science and because there is so many different communities with different vaccination rates and different case rates, they could not really make a one- size-fits-all, so they left it up to the jurisdiction of the local authorities. i think the masking for people who are vaccinated in a school setting,, i'm sorry, for people who are not vaccinated, versus masking for people who are vaccinated, will set up a divide in the school environment that might be uncomfortable for teachers to navigate. so i think were california's coming down is one-size-fits- all. you cannot really look at a kid and tell if they are vaccinated or not based on whether not they are wearing a mask. >> i see what you are saying. is like they're creating two classes of kids visually and that could create self- consciousness and discomfort f

optional outdoors for all individuals doctor mark galli of california, department of health and human services is defending their approach. >> who needs a name heavier on masking. user testing resources and less on the recommendation. around physical distancing. so that's why california is choosing the approach that we're choosing. >> galley says the state will continue to enforce this mask mandate until more teens get their covid vaccines. he says he hopes to let all schools resume full in person learning in the future. but until then, the department of public health will continue to assess conditions on an ongoing basis and we'll determine no later than november. 1st this year on whether or not to update mask requirements or recommendations. >> a live look outside now at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see the clouds in the background of the east bay hills. but if you're traveling this, no traffic right now almost 0 traffic. that is crazy. lawrence. and where did everybody go? where is everyone there probably head up the coastline right now trying to beat all the hot temperatures we've ha

the health and human services secretary javier becerra with a little bit of hot water and trying to walko say. >> the federal government has spent trillions of dollars trying to keep americans alive during this pandemic so it's absolutely the government's business. you don't have to answer, but we hope you do because if you haven't been vaccinated, we can help dispel some of those rumors that you've heard and hopefully get you vaccinated. >> dana: he later tweeted this, some comments i made today have been taken out of context. we are encouraging people to step up to protect themselves and others by getting vaccinated, it's the best way to save lives and this pandemic. i imagine they will continue having to talk about that today katie. >> they not, at the white house's goal is to get more people vaccinated, they are trying to target the group of people in america who are hesitant for whatever reason they may have and if the idea that now the health the health and human services secretary first was lecturing americans about how the government has a right to know because the government is

now to our coronavirus headlines the department of health and human services is renewing the country's public health emergency for the next 90 days. for weeks. the white house has signaled that it would extend the declaration through the end of the year. the public health emergency order help states and local jurisdictions with pandemic response. it also ensures health related coverages and vaccine emergency use authorization remain in place. this decision comes as the cdc reports, the delta variant now represents about 83% of covid cases here in the u.s. that's a dramatic increase from the week of july. 3rd when the variant accounted for about half of the nation's infections. the surgeon general and cdc say that the majority of hospitalizations and almost all covid deaths right now are among the unvaccinated. but there have been breakthrough infections in fully vaccinated individuals as well. >> here in the bay area. the delta variant continues to rapidly spread. it has then just over a month now since the bay area fully reopen set was on june 15th. and here's the number of cases the

next caller please. >> this is debbie lewman from san francisco human services network . asked that you restore budget cuts to essential nonprofit services such as the reductions that resulted from the moh cd, domestic violence programs and the many other such speakers have raised today. second i want to thank the mayor for investing in the cost of doing business increase for our nonprofits.we urge you to also fund $2 million for the minimum compensation ordinance to support wage equity for nonprofit workers with the lowestbase wages. these are front-line workers who have never stopped working or serving our most vulnerable residents throughout the pandemic . finally we support the request of the budget justice coalition and ask you to redirect law enforcement funding and savings from the closure ofcounty jail for to invest in alternatives more appropriate remedies to address homelessness and behavioral health needs. thank you so much . >> thank you for your comments. nextspeaker pleasereedit . >> good evening supervisors. this is peter warfield . library users association

it's on the health and human services center.nly if they are exhibiting symptoms are they tested for covid-19 and we are not vaccinating them. and it is gentleman from new york said their sending children all over the country. we have paid for their ticket we've delivered them to the cell phone number and we do not know if there tested. do not know if they are vaccinated. we have seen evidence now that our border patrol agents are coming down with covid. we see evidence there is a new variant coming from central america and mexico that's even more dangerous potentially than the delta variance. he is right this is a public health crisis and a border crisis has to be laid at the feet of the vice president having ineffective, poor policies and a lack of management of public health at the southern border. >> congressman front page of the "washington journal" covid-19 mandates imposed on public workers in the states of california and new york. do you believe they arere constitutional? >> i do not know if they are constitutional. workp

clearance for a third booster shot within weeks, but hours later, the department of health and human services issued a rebuke, saying that fully vaccinated americans do not need a booster shot right now. coming up at 5:30, ucsf infectious disease specialist dr. monica gandhi joins us to weigh in on the booster debate. >>> the cdc just announced teachers and students who have been vaccinated can now ditch their masks at school, but california is taking a stricter approach. the state health department says masks will be required inside all school settings. that's to ensure all kids are treated the same, and because many schools can't implement other safety measures like social distancing. >>> now on our road to recovery this evening, governor newsom just unveiling a plan to boost school funding across california. newsome, who is facing recall, signed the so-called transformative education package today, which includes spending in public schools, kindergarten through 12th grade, free universal pk for all four-year-olds by 2025, and a creation of full-time community schools with afterschool progr