talk to the public health authorities and make that decision for your child. also, think about your community and the other children. >> we are almost out of time but i want to ask you another question i think is controversial. do you think we should be requiring coronavirus vaccinations as part of a mandatory immunization for school-aged children? >> i understand the politics of that. and how people feel about it. i remember when i came in, maybe a little before i came in as ceo , the vaccination rate for just routine -- back in the day they were not routine if you had measles or mumps or dip syria or any of these, some of these diseases were killers. there is the controversy because the vaccination rate in the children in our community was not near where it needed to be. it was 60% and there were kids getting those diseases. we have a fabulous political leadership here, a terrific mayor and city council, put in the rules and mandates with the school systems, so this is historic, but we got that up to 90 some percent and we do not hear about outbreaks of thos

this is the latest public health officials to say that india is very much now. and the 3rd wave off the corona virus, and the few dry cases as being driven by the, on the cold, buried which $75.00 percentage of cases, and all major cities being on the cross. the eastern city of called casa, has recorded a highest number of davy cases since the pandemic began, and a positivity range of 38 percent. meaning that one and 3 people who are being tested and that may the city have the virus mon, by which is remain the worst effect city throughout the pad. demick seen the 700 percent increase in cases over the past week. and on tuesday it was 7.7 percent of those who tested positive, needing hospitalization. and while a lot of government health officials are saying that while hospital like the cases are going up at the hospitalization for the low 7.7 percent on tuesday, that was till $834.00 people. and the concern and is that with cases going up as they are, that india is underfunded. health care system is not going to be able to handle a huge strain on cases as we have

talk to the public health shorts and make that decision for your child. but also be thinking about your community and the other children. >> and we've almost out of time but i want to ask you another question that is pretties canst controversial. do you think we should be requiring coronavirus vaccinations as part of mandatory immunization for school aged children? >> you know, that's -- that -- i understand the politics of that and how people feel about it. i remember when i came in, maybe a little before as c.e.o. i think the vaccination rate for just the routine, now we call them routine, but back in the day, they weren't routine, if you had measles or mumps or diphtheria or any of these -- some of these diseases were killers. there was a controversy because the vaccination rate and the children in our community was not at -- where it needed to be. it was at 60%. and there were kids who were getting those diseases. we have a fabulous political leadership here. a terrific mayor city council put in the rules and mandates with the school systems and so th

i'd like to ask you whether we not doing in public health? >> this moment has brought me some level of despair as we think about how well we did in getting these vaccines out approved in safe in an effective manner. not getting the uptake that we would expect or hope for both here in the united states. also globally as well. a lot of that comes from the so-called vaccine hesitancy. i would hope that we would had done better. i would have hoped that we would have started conversations with people a little bit earlier and i would have hoped that we would have been able to communicate the science of these particular vaccines as it was being developed even prior to the pandemic with people a little bit sooner and i would have hoped we would have been able to establish more trust not only with vaccines. more probably the system from which vaccines come which is quite frankly is where a lot of the hesitancy stems or vaccine -- stem so there's some level of conversation to continue to be had and were not to place where we are shouting -- shouting fo

and so we did couple the public health authorities own reputation from these products, right? such that they're just viewed as any other products. and then we can actually address individuals who are injured by these products and get them the treatment that they need. now, the new nominee for director of the us food and drug administration has years of experience in the pharmaceutical business. and it is those ties with the giants of big pharma which have raised eyebrows. some wonder if his interest line off with those of the american people. here's ortiz kill apartment after 10 lawns, joe biden has finally gotten around to nominating somebody to run the us food and drug administration. that is certainly an important post during the pandemic. the nominee is robert caliph and he is face some tough questions in washington. you currently own up to $8000000.00 in stock of major pharmaceutical companies. how can the american people feel comfortable yoga slammed up to this powerful special interest. bernie wasn't exaggerating. calif is a cardiologist turned multi millionaire, and he

health, as a result, we introduces the stop fentanyl act, a comprehensive package of public health policies to address the proliferation of synthetic opioids, i want to thank those who provided feedback on our bill and continue to work together. in 2020, we tragically lost over 90,000 people to drug overdoses. based on the most updated data you have, can you tell us how many overdosed deaths were caused, not just present, but caused by fentanyl-related substances? >> can you use your microphone, please? >> i apologize. thank you for the question. i believe that the number is 70,000 of the 100,000 but i want to confirm with the colleagues on the panel, but it is a massive number, the vast majority are attributed to the fentanyl overdose deaths. >> and does the dea have surveillance systems in place to understand how many of those deaths are attributed to fentanyl and illicitly manufactures fentanyl including fentanyl analogues and related substances? >> we do work with interagency partners. there's always more to do with those partnerships across the science community, so we're moving in tha

. >> causing a public health >> causing a public health emergency. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> causing a public health emergency. ♪ ♪ ♪ deposit, plan and pay with easy tools from chase. simplicity feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. >> officials in one southern california city are planning to declare a public health emergency. not because of covid, but because of piles of garbage. the trash is piling up because sanitation workers are on strike. reporter nancy loo is in chula vista and shows us the week's worth of garbage. >> all over chula vista trash keeps piling up and spilling over. and then the months since uniontown it haitian workers at republic services went on strike rats have been working overtime. i would say there are at least 8 inches long plus the tale. so these rats, have not missed a meal if you know what i'm saying. well, negotiations drag on between the company and their workers. the city of chula vista may move on without both of them here. obligations under the contract are not being fulfilled with republic services, not in service. right now, the chula vista city council is e

economy and of god have a good public health system they can do with this and right now i think that has largely missed the many of the discussions. .. he wrote that it is essential to build trust and a belief in collective action. they have experienced lower rates of hospitalization from covid-19. how do you go about rebuilding that trust in the u.s.? guest: it starts with one word, communication. i was born and raised on a small iowa farm town. i think we have all been hearing about the all we have been hearing about is the confusion and mixed messages and unclear message that have been coming out about this pandemic. now we have to be clear, this is an evolving site situation. we are learning more, more, more all the time. i say it somewhat jokingly but some seriousness there are days i feel i know less about this virus now than i did six months ago. so we have to communicate very clearly. we have to communicate what we know very clearly. we have to communicate what we are going to do to find out about that uncertainty and how we are going to address it. have not done that. we hav

we're just not very good at public health. so, from the start, it is obvious that the thing you needed more than anything else was good, cheap mass testing, because that's the simplest way to fige out whether people are infected or not and, more importantly, whether they're infectious. so that's the core thing we needed to get right. we didn't get it right during the trump administration. we haven't gotten it right under biden. now, i contrt it with the vaccine. we got the vaccine right, because it's a very american solution. it is a simple technological one-shot deal where you solve the problem, and we're good at that. testing is an ongoing institutionalized bureaucratic response. it's part of a whole system that has to be able to deliver and then deliver and collate the results and share the data. we're terrible at that. we're bad at that kind of public health and collective response and sharing of data. >> you write a passage in the book where i want to quote you. you said... tell me more about that. >> yeah, i do tend to t

that is very differentfrom a health care system set up to ensure the public's health . and so were going to have to move to one that focus on the private health of the individuals or private payments of medical bills . that's going to be a coupleof different dimensions to that . one is one dimension is investing in public health much more so what's happened is we squeezed out private healthcare component and to squeeze out a component we spend on treating someone who's very ill with a new expensive disease that needs money that can be used for things like public health and pandemic preparation. but the other thing is even for those of us, even outside of that situation, we always knew healthcare was kind of sick and that went when we were sick it didn't work right. the cost was too high. the system was too difficult to use. what we learned is unfortunately that's still true even in a pandemic. that pandemic before trillion dollars doesn't buy you a smooth functioning healthcare system. it's still impossible to use and people are afraid of going to it even in you can use

we owe our thanks to public health workers. they are truly public servants dedicated to helping their neighbors stay safe and healthy. they deserve our gratitude. it hasn't been easy, and of their work is not done. if you want to thank them, the public health workers are local health department, doctors, nurses and hospitals, long-term care facility staff, you know what to do. get vaccinated or boosted, wear a mask, protect the people around you, that is how to thank a healthcare worker over the past four years we've done a lot to make virginia a better place to live and work. we've also made it into easier place to live and work by investing in the infrastructure that connects us all. if you commute or travel, you want better roads and rail systems. if you work from home or are in school, you need reliable internet access. we've laid the groundwork to transform that infrastructure. in just four years, we've moved broadband investment from $4 million a year to $2 billion a year. we are on track to have universal broadband on it

public health experts are helpful. the omicron surge in california could be nearing its peak. i think we can extrapolate from south africa and the uk and that extrapolation means around made january peak going down for a while and then by the beginning of february, at least in this state things looking good, given the impact of the omicron variant on staffing governor newsom will also ask legislators on monday for a new supplemental paid sick leave policy. reporting in the newsroom demagogues. ktvu fox two news. san francisco's emergency medical system is being overrun by collars, experiencing covid-19 and flu symptoms. our people are all working mandatory overtime. we've hired over over one third of our staff today is on mandatory overtime. and so it's a strain on on all of the folks that are able to come to work. as well as those who are, um, who are getting sick. the san francisco fire department and department of public health, urging people to seek emergency care only when it's a life threatening medical situation. authorities say emergency medical services are being impa

there are no good mechanisms to report them quickly to public health authorities. so the 1000000 we heard about is actually maybe more than one day's worth, because a lot of reports weren't submitted over over the weekend. so hospitalizations really speak to the impact on the health care system. and the, the, the impact on the population. people was sick in the hospital. busy is another important thing to know because the, the, the i, c use are not full, the hospitals are getting to be full again. but for example, our hospital only has about 10 people in the i see you right now on ventilators, where as it was 70 or 75 at the pico last winter, we have to run our economy. and most of the people that are out there, especially the ones that are vaccinated, are only mildly ill. and you know, theoretically, could work, but we're not going to break the chain of transmission. and it is a trade off between keeping the economy going and decreasing the number of infections where as for many people it's, it's just a bad cold. busy for a few days, and we do have this whole tens

>> well, forceeully juggle talks with the public health officer about what may be next. >> gary, let's contagiousness a new property. those are the 3 characteristics infectious disease specialists examined when the new variant of covid-19 is detected. >> compared to alpha and delta we know on the kron is far less virulent. it is highly contagious, but the illness it causes is less severe. leading to fewer hospitalizations, seeing a virus that is much more texas right now. we estimate that. >> about one in 20 residents and marin counties infected and what happened in lockdown. because we don't need to because this virus is less of a county public health officer doctor matt willis says he expects the explosion of omicron cases to soon level off and likely drop significantly. >> but doctor willis says we should expect more variants to come. when i hear that, you know, places like spain, they're talking about just letting it rip, you know, basically just allowing this to continue through the waiver would approach influenza. >> or other viruses. that's understandable as a strategy. we're no

in a statement he said the ruling was made in the interest of public health and good. the prime minister scott morrison stated australians had made many sacrifices during his pandemic, and they expect those sacrifices to be protected. a point he made when the federal government cancelled. brockovich is visa for the 1st time. last week. rules are rules as well. i said yesterday. that's the policy the government and has been our government strong border protection policies, and particularly in relation to the pandemic. there is unsure the destroyer has one of the lowest death rights from cove it anywhere in the world. on monday, a federal court overturned the government's visa cancellation only now to have it revoked once again. astrology has had some of the toughest border restrictions in place during the pandemic. with 90 percent of australians out population now vaccinated the a morrison government has been about border control. i'm done this, there's been this great tension around celebrities. not only in sport, no film stars and jimmy's doors. mothers. i'm coming in

i mentioned this last time, you know, tennis tournament should never compromise public health. and i do think, unfortunately that's the perception of the australian open now, particularly within the australian community who has to be vaccinated to attend this event. the hypocrisy of that ruling in itself that an australian to attend the australian open, has to be vaccinated. we're making this grand exception for a player who doesn't have to worry about the things that you know, daily australians are going through day and day out, has been able to maintain some sort of comfort. i think that's hypocrisy, that hypocrisy is what again keeps people talking about this story in why unfortunately it's probably not going anywhere anytime soon. yeah, you're right about the will alex growth going with the online site cracked rackets of the great name else? we appreciate your analysis and i thank you. thank you for having me. ah. it has been considered hollywood rehearsal would run up to the oscars, but the golden globes star was dim last night. the awards were not even televised, and the

health? no. they took away due process rulemaking. they have taken our right -- taken away our right to be free of searches and seizures etc.. we are watching something now that i never believed i would see in my lifetime. i read orwell and kafka and aldus huxley, dystopian science fiction novels that one day the united states would be overtaken by fascists. fascism, and incidentally, mussolini defined it as a merger of state and corporate power. orchestrated by tony fauci. what we are seeing today is what i call turnkey totalitarianism. they are putting in place all of these technological mechanisms for control that we've never seen before. it's the ambition of every totalitarian state from the beginning of mankind to control every aspect of behavior, of conduct, of thought, and to obliterate -- none of them have been able to do it. they didn't have the technological capacity. even in hitler's germany you could cross the alps into switzerland. you could hide in an attic like anne frank did.

health side of the story and public health benefits. and yet it's not socially for money issues. so you need to do that however, you know, try to see for me is having different periods or shutting of the virus period than previous parent study. if we need some time, time being my being offered 10 days, the isolation, fortune to my case is 2 weeks current time woke up and now these 2 weeks current can be appropriate. wendy masha, this is a still probably another just as posters may come for extra benefit and reality today. and that is very much possible that we come out to prevent a desk is ation. the biggest benefit is the primary donors of i c. and we want to make sure everybody's schooling that these primary workstation is being available to everyone around the world. i sent you out of tonight patient you company, i'll return with up days on the top stories thing just off with ah when i was showing wrong when i was just a to fill out the thing becomes the advocate and engagement. it was the trail when so many find themselves, well, th

this includes boosters and public health emissions such as mosque wearing and restrictions on gatherings or keeping the pressure of our health system to protect those most at risk of getting sick, even with governments loosening restrictions, the fight goes on with protesters insisting that they should have a voice in how we progress from here for r t and alex my limits it is not just in europe where protest against the backseat mandates are taking place. tens of thousands of protesters, how they rally right here in washington, d. c. over the weekend and united states is a country which often boast about its freedom and democracy, but our days of boasting might be coming to the end. and while in the past there's been a so you surfing of that freedom from individuals to the government. no single event in american history has given the government more power to insert control over the daily lives of citizens than the chronic virus. those empowers, starting at the very top, have done this through mandates or regulations all in the name of public health. and with each layer of power taking as

in 1965, they got their revenge. president lyndon b johnson signed into law to public health insurance programs, medicaid for low income families, and people with disabilities and medicare for the over 65 ah, witnessing 1st hand, the despair of americans who cannot afford treatment prompted the former insurance executive wendell potter to change his life, ah, 10 years ago on his way to visit his parents, he ran into a mobile clinic close to where he grew up. ah, it's broke my heart to see what was happening to people who are just completely out of the lot. they have no means of getting the care health care that they need if these people don't count i think that's a big reason why i was so affected by the that remote area medical center. i had almost somehow walked into a refugee camp. i very possibly could have been one of those people who a 2008. he became a whistleblower and spoke out in the press against the health insurance industries . expletive practices. mister chairman, thank you for the opportunity to be here this afternoon of a special respect. a year later he testified befor

the country's public health institute has said that they expect a strong increase in the number of cases driven by the army kron variant in the next few weeks. and as you can imagine, this is a scenario that is causing a lot of concern, not only among citizens. in fact, a new poll revealed that a majority of germans are really tired with the whole situation. also concerned about the whole situation, but also among authorities that are trying to identify what the best measures could be. there have also been reports here in germany about lab labs and test centers being overwhelmed. not all labs and test centers are overwhelmed. in fact, yesterday, we were reporting here in berlin and we went to various testing centers. but there are concerns that if the numbers continue to rise, this could affect germany's overall corona virus strategy. under such officials are looking very carefully at how these numbers develop in the next few days and weeks . the german government thomas is pushing for mandatory vaccination. it's a highly controversial move. how likely is it that germany will actually in

health needs and develop a set of public health priorities and be it further resolved, the health commission recommends the san francisco department of public health including accurate and african american health data and health impacts and public reporting where possible. and the health commission directs the san francisco department of health to add a footnote to any presentation or report that includes race and/or ethnicity presented to the health commission explaining a lack of data for specific communities to ensure no community experience is being visible and be it further resolved, the health commission directs the san francisco department of public health to work with local american indians and community tribal members to identify recommendations to address these health disparities including presenting to the health commission within six months. >> thank you for reading the resolution. motion to approve an order before we go to public comment. >> director: yes, sir. >> president: do we have a motion? >> commissioner: motion to approve the resolution. >> commissioner: second. >> presi

these are folks working in their cabs by themselves, they don't represent a public health risk. tens of millions of americans and canadians already have active omicron infections, so this does not make any sense from a public health sense, but it will worsen a supply chain issue. four american viewers, most of the green products come from the u.s. and mexico. we need to system to be working at full capacity. josh: we want to talk about oil as you are here, you are talking about the benchmark price for alberto oil. $75, has not been that high since 2014. what will be the impact on capital expenditures? what does the supply picture look like? can you produce more oil, get it to market? jason: supply is not a problem. in november be produced and shipped more oil from alberta than at any other time in history. about 4 million barrels a day. the oil sands operators can actually increase volume. the only limitation is on shipment capacity through pipelines. with the commissioning of the enbridge line three replacement last year, that added about 350,000 barrels a day. there has also b

it's always public health practices. and anybody that goes back over any record of me, they know that. >> thank you, and i will retain the balance of my time. thank you. senator casey. >> thank you, chair murray. i want to start with dr. walensky. as you know, the cdc has been working with my staff on an outstanding nursing home vaccine data request. i would appreciate it you and your team would continue to work with me and with our team at the aging committee to resolve this manner. >> yes, thank you, senator. i'm aware of that matter and we're committing to continuing to work with you. thank you. >> thank you. let me turn to a matter for health and human services. assistant secretary o'connell, you know our nation's long-term care facilities were ground zero during the first year of the covid-19. 200,000 residents and workers when you add up the number of residents plus the number of workers who died. it gets to 200,000 over these two years. however, nursing home deaths have declined, declined dramatically thanks to th

health side of the story and public health benefits and get this thing socially issues, so you need to do that. however, we are trying to see what the current is having different periods or shutting of the virus period than previous studies. we need some time. that's what i mean. we are still being offered 10 days. the isolation, fortune to my case is 2 weeks current. time woke up and now these 2 weeks current, kennedy talked with appropriate where are the master the i've seen an equity and this is still a problem. again, who says boosters may come for extra benefit and we are looking to data now. and it is very much possible that we want to how to prevent dec delegation. the biggest benefit is the primary and we want to make sure everybody's with us cooling the primary workstation is being available, went around the world armenian presidents, armin sir kissy, and has announced his resignation after 4 years in office. in a statement published on his website. sir kiss young said the decision was not influenced by emotion. he explained that he quote, doesn't have been necessary instru

in the south bay, santa clara county's public health officer doctor sara cody says she will not issue a vaccine mandate for businesses. instead, she strongly recommending some businesses require the shot anyways. kron four's gayle ong has that story for us. >> as bay area counties update health orders like requiring proof of vaccination for indoor public settings due to the omicron search, santa clara county health officials say mandating a proof of vaccine for customers would have little impact to the complexity. and now with knowing that. >> you need to be up to date. you need to be boosted so our feeling is it's extremely important, but we're not taking that final step of mandating it. our businesses have been incredibly responsible and responsive and safe with their patrons at a press conference 2 weeks ago. doctor sara cody, santa clara county public health director added the county has high vaccination rates. a statement from santa clara county reads in part. >> public health continues to urge businesses with activities that require patrons to remove their mask like restaurants

health system live. no one can deny that our health system was to porous. -- was too porous. covid exposed that. it is on us now to go out there and close those gaps. and i came into office less than a year ago, i got reports that a number of americans who were receiving vaccine, white americans at that point in may, two out of three white americans had at least one shot of the vaccines. african-americans, just a little over half, 54%. latino americans, 55%. we got to work closing those gaps and as of the end of december, the latest numbers we got, 83% of white americans received at least one shot, 82% of african-americans now have received at least one shot and latinos, 84% have received one shot. we went out and hustled. it was no accident. that is the kind of stuff we need to do because we can see where the gaps are and it is on us to make sure we reach out to everyone where they are. >> in those numbers, we moved from stark inequities to 82% of -- 83% of white americans, 82% of african-americans and

i don't want to ever put him in a dangerous situation when it comes to public health friday. the cdc strongly recommended all children 5 in up get their shots and boosters when eligible to return to school safely. >> in washington, raquel martin. >> our weather time on this friday night as we take a live look outside the golden gate bridge right there as we are in the twilight hour. just a beautiful scene on this evening. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow here sporting his a turtleneck which would give some indication of yeah, what we're going to be facing kind of cool, right? little little fog out there. a little gray stuff. they have the showers this morning. for you coming from the berkeley hills. the sun has just set at 5, 0, 7, you still see lingering clouds out there. but parting around the bay area. so that's a good sign as we get ready for the weekend. here's your storm system rolling on through coming through mainly this morning and just leaving few hundreds of an inch of rain in most spots, although some parts of north, they had a little bit more and some more sno

public health is not a personal, in my opinion, public health is not a personal idea. public health is for the betterment of the public. host: ok. we will hear from linda in florida. good morning. caller: good morning. host: hi. caller: yes. i went for testing often and was negative. there were so many cases around me that i decided to get the shot, so i got the moderna. 10 days later, i thought i had the flu and i went to the immediate care, and she tested me and i was positive for the covid. and then i was sent up to the clinic about 30 miles away to get the other shot, the mono shot, and the stomach and under the arm. and i drove myself. i did let anyone get around me. i wanted to stay away from everyone. then i became very, very ill to the point i nearly died in my own home. my someone come to the door to bring me some needs like food, but i had no appetite. i didn't want to drink anything, but i was so thirsty in my mouth that i had to sip on water, which just went straight through me, and then i realized that i need to eat, so i took bites even though i didn't wa

in public health, we call that a poverty tax. it's not a tax per se where money is being collected by government but people have to pay more money for healthier options when they live in rural and under served populations. it links them to the need for health education, and one of my challenges that i have seen when i was a full-time clinician, i was a certified diabetes educator, and what i recognized is all of this awareness of education and theory is really not of value if we can't implement it. if people don't have access to the things we're recommending, we're not going to improve outcomes for diseases like diabetes. so when i look at the communities that i work with, there are so many challenges. we need to create opportunities and fundamentally rethink how we're doing this. we need local, easier access to healthier choices, and we have to develop community champions. it's not easy to change behaviors by changing a program or two, we have to do a lot of community engagement on the front end to make it more effective. >> tha