"We have work to do, especially when the country remains in the red zone of high community transmission. "This has to be universal," she said, in addition to practicing six feet of distancing and other mitigation measures. When Tapper asked Walensky to clarify further the situation happening with schools, Walensky again emphasized mitigation strategies. And it's contact tracing and diagnostic testing in an efficient manner, in collaboration with departments of public health," she said. "Not all schools are able to do all of those things right now, and many of those schools are in red zones.

Source: CNN February 14, 2021 20:15 UTC