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From YouTube: COVID-19 Media Availability 1-22-21
Description
Mayor Walsh hosts a media availability to discuss updates relating to COVID-19.
A
A
Thank
you
today,
I'm
going
to
discuss,
covert
19
and
some
city
updates,
then
we're
going
to
hear
from
dr
theo,
james
of
barcelona,
medical
center
who's.
Also,
a
member
of
the
covet
19
health
inequities
task
force,
as
well
as
deputy
superintendent,
janelle
jimenez
from
boston
ems
they're,
going
to
talk
about
their
experience
with
covert
vaccine
in
the
communities
that
they
serve
and
then
chief
mighty
martinez,
health,
human
services
will
speak
about
covert
19
and
at
the
end
of
the
press
conference.
A
A
Today,
I'm
joined
by
tommy
lyons,
a
vietnam
marine
veteran
and
the
chairman
of
the
boston
congressional
medal
of
honor
society
at
the
host
committee
and
tom
kelly,
a
recipient
of
the
medal
of
honor
recipient
and
boston's.
Commissioner
of
veterans
affairs,
rob
santiago
together
we're
proud
to
announce
that
the
congressional
medal
of
honor
society
is
planning
to
host
its
annual
convention
in
patriot
award
dinner
in
boston.
Later
this
year,
this
will
be
the
fourth
time
that
this
this
honor
is
in
our
city
of
boston.
A
It
means
boston,
has
hosted
this
event
more
than
any
other
city
in
america.
It's
a
great
honor
for
our
city
to
host
our
bravest
and
most
valiant
heroes.
We
hope
that
they'll
be
able
to
host
a
smaller
scale
convention.
This
fall.
If
and
when
the
public
health
data
tells
us
it's
safe,
we're
going
to
provide
more
details
and
information
as
we
get
closer,
but
I'd
like
to
bring
up
tom
kelly
medal
of
honor
recipient
american
hero
to
the
podium
to
talk
a
little
more
about
the
convention.
B
Thank
you,
mr
mr
mayor
yeah,
as
I
may
imagine,
we'll
be
back
here
in
boston
for
the
fourth
time
in
september
for
our
congressional
medal
of
honor
society
annual
convention
we
currently
have
69
living
recipients
of
the
medal
of
honor.
I
expect
expect
about.
40
of
them
will
probably
come
with
their
families.
B
A
A
Well,
I
can,
I
can
tell
you
I
was
here
a
couple
years
ago
we
had
the
medal
of
honor
convention
in
boston
and
outside
my
office
down
little
little
outside
my
office
is
a
picture
of
all
the
medal
on
recipients
and
any
time
somebody
comes
into
the
office,
particularly
young
people.
I
tell
them
that
everyone
on
this
wall
is
a
movie.
A
Everyone
on
this
wall
is
a
book
everyone.
This
wall
is
a
true
american
hero
for
the
sacrifices
that
made
for
all
of
us
for
our
freedoms
for
democracy,
and
it's
it's
such
when
I
say
it's
exciting.
It's
a
humbling
experience
for
us
in
the
city
of
boston
to
host
this
this
convention-
and
I
just
encourage
everyone
if
you
have
a
chance
to
if
there's
a
public
event
and
we'll
know
a
little
later
in
the
year,
how
we're
doing
with
the
vaccine
and
how
we're
doing
with
immunity.
A
They've,
come
back
and
they've
gone
to
work
in
different
different
capacities
and
they
truly
are
american
heroes
and
it's
something
that
we
need
to
continue
to
respect
and
appreciate
their
sacrifice
and
their
family
sacrifice
to
our
country.
So
tom.
Thank
you.
I
know
tom
kelly,
thank
you
for
your
persistence
in
this
and
and
the
work
you've
done
and
you
and
tommy
lyons
and
commissioner
santiago.
It's
such
a
great
honor
for
the
city
of
boston
and
for
all
the
veterans
in
our
city.
A
We
have
amazing
veterans
in
our
city
of
all
the
armed
services.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
that
to
transition
to
the
latest
covet
19
numbers,
the
state
numbers
4,
821,
new,
confirmed
cases.
As
of
yesterday.
75
new
deaths
were
reported
as
of
yesterday
bringing
the
debt
total
in
the
carmalta
massachusetts,
13
622.
A
in
boston.
As
of
yesterday,
we
don't
have
today's
numbers,
yet
461
new
confirmed
cases
bringing
the
total
of
cases
to
49
840,
which
means
that
when
today's
numbers
come
in,
we'll
probably
be
over
the
50
000
mark
in
the
city
of
boston,
we
had
six
people.
Deaths
were
reported
yesterday,
bringing
out
that
total
to
one
thousand
one
hundred
and
thirteen
people
who
lost
their
life.
A
A
A
Our
current
positive
positivity
rate
in
the
city
of
boston
is
7.5
percent.
For
this
past
week,
that's
lower
than
the
week
before
at
8.7
percent,
so
we're
seeing
at
least
a
good
number
heading.
That
way,
we've
seen
the
positive
rates
go
down
in
almost
every
single
neighborhood
as
well,
which
is
encouraging
to
see
we're
seeing
improvements
in
our
numbers
as
they
stabilize,
but
we
know
that
this
can
change
at
any
time
right
now.
Our
case
numbers
are
still
concerning
and
our
hospital
numbers
are
certainly
higher
than
we'd
like
them
to
be
our
covert.
A
Hospital
admissions
are
slightly
down
from
the
previous
week,
but
the
percentage
of
our
adult,
non-surge,
icu
beds
occupies
remain
hot,
remains
high
at
99
and
marty.
Martinez
can
get
a
little
more
into
that
in
a
little
bit.
Hospitals
can
add
surge
beds
if
necessary
and
if,
if
they
go
beyond
100
of
normal
usage,
so
we
are
keeping
a
very
close
eye
on
that
to
see
where
we
are
with
that
and
again,
marty
will
talk
a
little
more
about
that
when
he
comes
up
here.
A
But
again,
this
is
the
highest
we've
seen
in
a
long
time
when
it
comes
to
hospital
capacity,
so
we're
in
constant
contact
with
our
hospitals,
support
them
and
help
them
preserve
their
capacity.
We
want
to
continue
to
to
monitor,
to
make
sure
that
our
hospitals
are
have
the
capacity
to
take
care
of
everyone
that
needs
them
this
weekend.
The
first
case
of
the
new
covid
variant
was
detected
in
boston
resident
who
traveled
internationally.
A
We
recently
learned
of
another
massachusetts
resident
who
tested
positive
for
this
variant.
The
boston
public
health
commission's
infectious
disease
bureau
is
working
closely
with
our
partners
at
the
state
department
of
public
health
to
monitor
the
situation
and
keep
a
close
eye
on
on
this
new
strand.
The
health
and
well-being
of
our
residents
certainly
remains
our
top
priority
and
here's
what
we
need
to
know
about
this
new
covid
variant.
There
is
no
evidence
that
it
causes
more
severe
illness
or
increased
risk
of
death.
However,
it
can
spread
more
easily
and
quickly
than
the
other
variants.
A
A
high
transmission
rate
will
lead
to
more
cases
and
could
potentially
burden
our
healthcare
system,
so
we're
keeping
a
very
close
eye
and
monitoring
that
so
that
we
can
keep
those
numbers
down.
That
means
we
all
need
to
continue
to
double
down
on
the
precautions
we're
taking
to
slow
the
spread
of
the
virus.
A
That
includes
continue
to
wear
a
mask
when
you're,
outside
your
home,
keeping
at
least
six
feet
distance
from
yourself
and
someone
else,
which
is
very
important,
avoid
large
gatherings
wash
hands,
often
with
soap
and
warm
water,
and
continue
to
get
tested
as
much
as
possible.
If
we
can
our
testing
locations,
I'm
going
to
talk
about
in
a
second
are
open,
so
it's
important
to
where
you
have
to
schedule
those
those
appointments,
schedule
them
and
some
you
can
just
show
up.
We
have
30
testing
sites
throughout
the
city.
A
We
also
have
mobile
sites
which
are
free
open
to
all,
regardless
of
symptoms.
This
week
our
set
our
testing
sites
on
mobile
sites
is
one
is
in
high
park
at
the
boston
renaissance,
shot
of
school,
it's
drive
through
only
appointment
required.
The
results
come
back
really
quick
in
roxbury
at
washington
park
mall.
This
is
a
walk-up
site
and
registration
is
required
in
grove
hall
at
the
prince
hall
grand
lodge.
This
is
a
walk-up
site
with
on-site
registration
in
jamaica,
plain
at
the
anacolle
community
center.
A
This
is
a
walk-up
site
and
no
appointment
or
registration
is
required.
Those
folk,
those
places
that
don't
have
registration
required.
You
might
have
a
little
bit
of
a
wait,
but
the
lines
do
move
pretty
quickly.
I
have
not
heard
any
complaints
about
being
out
in
lines
for
hours
and
hours
and
hours,
so
we
want
to
be
able
to
get
you
in
and
out
as
quickly
as
possible
dates
and
times
vary.
So
we're
asking
you
to
visit
boston.gov
or
call
311
for
complete
details.
A
We
can
get
you
a
full
list
of
hours
of
operation
and
when
they're
open
and
how
to
how
to
use
them.
Yesterday,
the
state
made
some
adjustments
to
the
statewide
reopening
plan,
they're
lifting
the
stay-at-home
order
for
the
hours
between
10
pm
and
5
a.m.
Effective
this
coming
monday
january
25th,
also
effective
monday,
is
the
lifting
of
the
early
closure
order,
which
requires
certain
businesses
to
close
by
9
30..
A
The
state
is
also
extending
the
temporary
limit
on
capacity
and
gatherings,
currently
at
25
until
february,
8th,
so
that
that
that
is
staying
in
place
till
february,
so
only
25
capacity
in
all
different
public-facing
businesses
and
and
museums,
and
things
like
that
in
the
state
boston's
a
little
different
right
now,
the
state
is
lifting
of
early
closing
times
will
apply
to
businesses
in
boston.
So
that
means
monday.
Restaurants
will
be
able
to
stay
open
later
in
businesses
that
are
currently
open
will
be
able
to
stay
open
later.
A
However,
the
list
allowed
an
in-person
activity
in
boston
will
continue
to
be
subject
to
the
city
of
boston's
temporary
rollback
of
phase
two.
As
a
reminder,
we
extended
the
roll
back
to
at
least
january
27th
for
a
full
list
of
activities,
and
businesses
allowed
to
modify
phase
two
step.
Two
we're
asking
people
to
go
to
boston.gov.
A
This
rollback
was
an
effort
to
slow
the
spread
of
the
virus,
protect
our
hospital
capacity
here
in
boston
and
avoid
more
severe
shutdown.
Later
on.
We
are
taking
a
cautious
approach,
doing
what
is
right
for
boston,
we're
going
to
continue
to
evaluate
the
situation
in
our
city
and
provide
an
update
on
whether
this
pause
will
continue
or
end
next
week.
So
we
will
have
more
information
on
that
phasing
next
week
for
everybody.
A
Earlier
this
week
the
state
announced
a
new
vaccine
partnership
with
cvs
and
walgreens
pharmacies,
as
well
as
expanded
vaccine
location
sites.
Fenway
park
will
open
as
a
second
massive
vaccine
site
vaccination
site.
Excuse
me,
on
february
1st,
they
plan
to
start
administering
up
to
500
vaccines
per
day
to
eligible
residents.
In
the
phase
one
priority
group
yesterday,
the
boston
public
health
commission
held
a
virtual
covit
19
vaccine
information
session
to
address
concerns
and
questions
about
the
vaccine.
A
A
A
We
understand
that
some
people
are
hesitant
to
take
the
vaccine.
This
especially
true
in
the
black
and
latino
communities.
There
is
no
doubt
that
throughout
history,
communities
of
color
have
faced
discrimination
in
in
the
outright
cruelty
in
the
health
care
system.
This
is
a
tragic
outcome
for
systemic
racism
in
our
country.
This
has
been
a
focus
of
our
health
and
equities
task
force,
we're
talking
to
residents
about
their
concerns
and
what
we're
doing
is
working
to
build
trust
in
those
communities
cover
19
has
hit
communities
with
call
of
the
hottest.
The
numbers
don't
lie.
A
The
numbers
say
it.
The
economic
fallout
has
said
communities
color
the
hardest
as
well
again,
the
numbers
don't
lie.
We
don't
want
communities
of
color
to
miss
out
on
the
vaccine,
because
it's
the
best
tool.
We
have
to
put
this
pandemic
behind
us
and
begin
to
heal
our
city
and
our
state
and
our
country.
A
Today,
you're
going
to
hear
from
two
health
care
professionals
and
leaders
in
our
city,
dr
thea,
james
of
boston,
medical
center
and
ems,
deputy
superintendent,
janelle
jimenez,
they
will
talk
about
their
experiences
with
the
vaccine.
Again,
I
urge
everyone
to
get
it
when
it's
your
chimed
when
your
time
comes.
I
thank
everyone.
Who's
taken
it
already.
A
C
Good
morning,
thank
you,
mayor
walsh
and
chief
martinez.
We
value
your
partnership
with
the
city's
healthcare
organizations
during
this
pandemic
and
it's
a
privilege
to
be
here
this
morning
as
an
emergency
medicine
physician
at
boston,
medical
center,
I
have
seen
firsthand
the
hurt
this
pandemic
has
caused
to
our
entire
region
and
particularly
in
black
and
brown
communities.
C
I
also
know
that
many
people
are
hesitant
to
take
the
covet
vaccine
again,
especially
in
black
and
brown
communities,
and
there
are
valid
reasons
why
you
might
feel
this
way.
Some
are
historic
and
some
are
might
be
more
recent,
for
example,
a
bad
having
a
bad
experience
with
the
health
care
system,
or
maybe
you
have
questions
and
concerns,
and
you
need
more
information.
C
C
And
you
know
I
might
be,
I
was
where
you
might
be
right
now
I
was
struggling.
I
was
really
struggling
and
I
was
struggling
because
because
of
the
pandemic,
there
were
roll
backs
and
there
were
restrictions,
and
that
means
that
many
people
cannot
work
like
they
used
to.
Many
people
cannot
earn
a
living.
The
way
they
used
to
many
people
can't
take
care
of
their
families
the
way
they
used
to.
C
They
can't
feed
their
families,
the
way
they
used
to
and
as
we've
all
seen
in
some
of
the
worst
case
scenarios,
many
families
have
been
devastated
and
disrupted
by
severe
illness
as
well
as
death,
and
I'm
a
physician
you
know
I
I
knew
the
science
that
part
was
clear.
I
knew
that
there
are
strict
protocols
to
developing
a
vaccine.
C
I
just
couldn't
get
it
out
of
my
head
and
then
finally,
over
those
next
two
days
it
you
know,
I
just
came
to
the
conclusion
that
you
know
the
fastest
way
back
to
thriving,
for
us
is
the
vaccine,
and
I
decided
that,
although
I
was
feeling
helpless
and
struggling,
the
one
thing
I
could
do
is
I
could
take
the
vaccine
and
honestly,
after
the
first
shot,
I
felt
100
percent
better.
It's
just.
C
It
was
just
a
sense
of
relief,
a
burden
that
I
could
be
a
part
of
helping
us
get
back
to
a
sense
of
normalcy,
where
people
are
thriving
and
being
able
to
take
care
of
their
families
and
I've
since
had
the
second
shot,
and
nothing
happened.
I'm
still
here.
The
only
thing
I
had
was
a
sore
arm
after
the
first
shot.
So
from
my
perspective,
the
vaccine
is
our
way
out
of
this
pandemic,
but
until
we're
there
until
you're
there,
please
please
remain
to
be
safe.
Please
still
wash
your
hands,
you
know,
wear
a
mask.
C
Do
social
distancing
avoid
crowds?
You
know
the
drill,
you
know
it
already
and
if,
for
any
reason,
you
need
medical
attention
for
any
reason,
please
know
that
our
hospitals
are
safe
for
medical
care
and
ready
to
help
you.
So
thank
you
so
much
and
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
share
my
own
personal
journey
with
you.
Thank
you.
D
Good
morning
I'm
deputy
superintendent
janelle
jimenez
has
said
before
I
have
been
with
boston
ems
for
the
last
15
years.
During
this
pandemic,
I
have
been
going
to
work
every
day
as
a
paramedic
and
as
of
now
as
a
deputy,
I've
been
coming
home
as
a
mother,
daughter
and
sister,
knowing
deep
down
inside
that,
no
matter
how
much
protective
equipment
I
wear
or
appropriate
precautions
are
taken,
while
at
work
there
was
still
a
chance
that
I
could
bring
this
deadly
virus
home
to
my
loved
ones.
D
D
D
D
F
So
again,
I'm
marty,
martinez,
the
chief
of
health
and
human
services
before
I
open
up
for
any
coveted
questions
just
want
to
both
thank
dr
james
and
deputy
jimenez.
You
know,
obviously,
all
the
work
that
the
state
is
doing
to
create.
You
know
vaccination
access
and
all
the
work
we're
doing
as
the
city
to
ensure
that
folks
can
get
vaccinated,
whether
it's
our
first
responders
home
health
workers,
whether
it's
school
nurses,
everyone
in
this
first
phase
as
we
keep
going.
You
know
this.
F
What
you
heard
from
deputy
jimenez
and
dr
james
is
really
an
acknowledgement
of
understanding
why
it's
so
important
to
get
vaccinated,
and
so
we
want
to
continue
to
reinforce
that
message
in
the
community
that,
when
you're
able
when
it
when
you
are
on
the
list
on
the
priority
list,
we
really
want
you
to
get
vaccinated.
We
want
people
to
take
advantage
of
it
because
both
of
them
sort
of
said
this
very
eloquently.
F
It
is
our
way
out
of
covid.
It
is
our
way
to
build
safety
for
ourselves
and
our
families,
and
so
again,
thank
you
to
both
dr
james
and
deputy
jimenez
for
sharing
your
story
and
helping
people
understand
why
it's
important
to
get
vaccinated.
The
only
other
piece
I'll
share
with
you
on
the
city
end.
We
continue
to
partner
with
the
state
to
focus
on
additional
testing
or
I'm
sorry
additional
vaccination
sites.
Now
we're
focused
on
that.
We
shared
with
you
last
week
that
we
are
working
to
be
able
to
lift
up
the
reggie
lewis
center.
F
We
continue
along
that
path
to
be
able
to
do
that,
and
we
are
continuing
to
vaccinate
our
first
responders.
There's
been
roughly
2.
300
first
responders
have
been
vaccinated
in
the
city
and
we
hope
to
be
able
to
vaccinate
continuously
here
and
into
next
week
in
partnership
with
tufts
medical
center
and
bmc
and
we're
continuing
to
work
through
lifting
up
additional
sites.
F
G
F
Yeah,
so
the
question
is:
what
is
the
city
doing
to
make
sure
we
can
get
vaccines
to
diverse
communities
and
to
get
it
to
folks
and
working
with
the
state?
To
do
that?
Yeah
I
mean
we're
both
not
only
ensuring
that
sites
that
get
lifted
up
are
lifted
up
in
diverse
neighborhoods,
which
is
a
really
important
piece,
but
it's
also
why
we
have
a
four
prong
approach.
F
These
the
mass
vaccination
sites
are
super
important
so
that
a
lot
of
people
can
get
vaccinated,
but
it's
also
why
we're
working
on
community-based
sites
and
partnership
with
community-based
organizations
so
that
when
folks
qualify
and
you're
in
a
diverse
neighborhood,
you
can
go
somewhere
in
your
neighborhood
to
get
vaccinated.
So
that's
an
important
piece
of
it.
We
also
have
launched
a
public
awareness
campaign
specifically
in
communities
of
color.
That's
why
we
had
one
webinar.
F
Yesterday
we
have
one
in
spanish,
coming
up
and
additional
languages
moving
forward,
so
that
we
can
also
support
direct
engagement
just
to
make
sure
people
understand
the
story
and
we're
also
again
partnering
with
community-based
organizations.
We
opened
up
through
the
boston,
resiliency
fund,
some
resources
for
non-profit
organizations
to
apply
to
create
messaging
into
the
community,
specifically
around
vaccine
awareness
and
education.
F
So
again
I
mean
we're
partnering
with
the
state
to
do
all
this
work
and
following
their
guidance
and
leadership,
I
think
it's
really
important,
sometimes
you'll
see
in
other
states
it's
sort
of
a
free-for-all
where
anyone
can
go.
If
you
can
get
it.
That's
oftentimes,
when
you
do
that,
those
who
need
it,
the
most
still
don't
get
it.
So
it's
really
really
important
that
we
do
the
best
we
can
to
prioritize
those
through
the
state
process
and
we're
working
with
them
to
do
exactly
that.
E
F
Yes,
a
great
question:
the
question
is:
is
that
hospitals
are
starting
to
vaccinate
folks
all
employees
and
some
know
the
question
about
whether
or
not
even
folks,
that
are
working
from
home
who
are
not
working
in
person.
The
state
allowed
opened
up
that
guidance
for
hospitals
so
that
hospitals
could
vaccinate
employees,
but
it's
really
important
in
our
healthcare
settings.
People
are
coming
and
going
and-
and
we
really
need
folks
in
our
healthcare
settings-
to
be
able
to
take
care
of
those
who
need
it
without
any
fear
of
exposure
or
spreading
it
to
others.
F
E
F
So
the
question
is:
do
we
think
it's
fair?
I
mean
there
are
many
in
terms
of
making
sure
diverse
communities
are
ahead.
You
know
there
are
many
folks
of
color
working
in
those
hospitals
in
many
jobs
across
the
board,
boston
residents,
working
both
front
line
staff
and
working
in
food
service,
and
doctors
and
nurses
et
cetera.
So
we
want
people
to
get
vaccinated
and
we
want
it
to
be
accessible,
and
so
I
think
whether
whether
we
think
it's
fair
or
not,
I
think
the
reality
is
the
more
people
getting
it.
F
So
the
question
is
about
the
va
and
the
1900
doses
all
court-
that's
all
coordinated
through
the
state,
so
the
city
learned
about
that
also
today,
so
we
have
no
specific
reaction
to
it.
That's
a
direct
core
connection
between
that
facility
and
the
state.
So
we
don't
have
any
specific
reaction
to
it.
G
F
I
mean
it's
a
great
point.
It's
an
honest
mistake,
but
again
is
that
is
that
difficult?
No
question
I
mean
we
want?
Not
only
do
we
want
more
doses
from
the
federal
government,
we
want
more
doses
coming
into
the
state,
we
want
more
doses
getting
into
the
city
and
we
want
those
that
are
administering
those
doses
to
be
able
to
take
the
care
needed.
So
that
doesn't
happen.
So
there's
no
question
about
that.
F
The
reality
is
is
that
we
want
to
make
sure
that
there's
doses
for
people
to
take
and
for
people
to
be
able
to
utilize,
but
those
things
happen.
I
mean
sometimes
freezers,
temperatures
and
what
you
want
it
to
be.
Sometimes
someone
opens
a
vial
without
having
to
plan
for
the
rest
of
the
doses,
so
sometimes
that
can
happen,
but
again
generally,
we
we
need
everyone
to
take
care,
especially
those
clinical
providers
and
the
ones
we're
working
with
want
to
avoid
any
kind
of
situation
like
that.
F
So
the
question
is:
can
we
talk
a
little
bit
about
hospital
capacity
and
then
vaccine
supply?
The
hospital
capacity
is
tight.
As
mayor
walsh
mentioned,
it's
clear
that
hospitals
are
tight
on
beds
and
tied
on
capacity,
one
of
the
things
that
I
think
is
different
than
where
we
were
in
the
spring.
When
we
had
some
tight
capacity,
the
overwhelming
majority
of
patients
and
the
increase
in
patients
over
the
last
couple
weeks
really
has
been
non-coveted
patients.
F
But
again
that's
what
we
you
know.
We
don't
want
anyone
to
have
to
be
in
the
hospital,
but
we
want
people
to
get
taken
care
of
if
they
need
to,
and
our
hospitals
have
done
an
amazing
job
at
being
able
to
balance
that
out
and
ensure
that
there's
beds
for
people
who
need
it
and
they
continue
to
do
that
and
we're
continuing
to
partner
with
them
on
the
vaccine.
You
know.
F
Obviously
the
state
is
working
with
the
federal
government
to
loosen
that
up
and
I
think
the
challenge
is
continuing
to
make
sure
that
vaccines
flow
into
the
state
and
the
flow
into
the
city.
The
state
did
notify
us
through
the
city
that
the
doses
hopefully
will
be
increased
over
the
next
couple
weeks,
so
that
we
see
a
greater
access
to
doses
here.
It's
important
to
remember.
We
not
only
want
the
first
doses,
but
we
need
to
make
sure
that
providers
have
the
second
dose
so
that
folks
can
get
vaccinated.
G
F
Yeah,
so
the
question
is
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
state's
restrictions
and
their
pullback
and
then
where
we
are
and
how
that
balance
takes
place.
For
us,
it's
a
huge
balance.
Right
I
mean
the
state
loosened
restrictions
and
we
support
and
partner
with
them
in
terms
of
what
they
try
to
do
and
loosening
that
930
restriction.
F
We
have
restrictions
and,
as
we
have
been
the
entire
time,
the
city
of
boston
has
always
been
what's
best
for
the
city
of
austin,
which
is
why
we're
at
phase
step
phase
two
step
two
and
still
have
restrictions
in
place
and
we're
going
to
look
at
new
data.
We
have
another
data
report
coming
out
tomorrow
morning.
We'll
show
us
a
little
bit
more
about
the
trends
to
see
if
we
can
loosen
any
of
the
restrictions
that
we
have
in
place.
F
But
you
know
I'm
the
health
and
human
service
guy.
So
for
me
it's
about
how
do
we
open
slowly
and
not
quickly,
and
how
do
we
make
sure
that
we
don't
have
to
go
back
and
restrict
again
because
we
open
too
quickly?
I
think
the
variant
is
still
part
of
this
equation.
We
don't
know
if
we've
seen
the
effect
of
that
yet
and
so
it's
important
to
know
that
if
we
see
increased
cases
and
a
greater
capacity
pull
on
our
hospitals,
we
then
will
end
up
seeing
more
cases
and
be
concerned
about
the
spread.
F
F
F
Why
there's
more
non-coveted
patients
in
the
hospital
I
mean
again
it's
just
about
the
hospitals
being
able
to
take
care
of
folks
right.
So
it's
a
variety
of
different
things
right
that
people
go
into
the
hospital
for
and
it's
clear
in
the
icu
and
regular
medical
surgical
beds.
It's
not
beyond
normal.
It's
normal
sort
of
you
know
people
coming
in,
but
again
the
whole
balance
with
cove.
It's
always
been
about.
Can
you
take
care
of
everyone's
needs
and
the
coveted
pandemic
at
the
same
time
and
our
hospitals
are
absolutely
doing
that?