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>> and really, as weve talked about, children under the age of 12 who arent eligible for the vaccine yet are at the mercy of the adults making decisions for them right now and the status and health of the others around them. some parents are saying, well, children are at a lesser risk of getting covid or other reasons theyre giving for being hesitant to get that vaccine. what are you hearing from parents about why people are hesitant to get the vaccine if theyre eligible because kids who are 12 ...

That would be fine with the media apparently. journalists are doing everything they can to convince you that emergency members are absolutely necessary and everyone who doesnt obey is a threat to the country. civil rights should be suspended in the case of covid. they are lying to make that point. nbc affiliate kf hb posted this report that scared the crap out of people peer childrens childy hospital -- not only because of youths who arent eligible to be vaccinated but also ending mask. wow, rea...

Masks when we dont ask vaccinated adults to do so in the same circumstances. >> yeah. it is a great question. i think theres a couple reasons that went into our recommendation there. the first is that children under 12 arent eligible to be vaccinated, so we know theres a tremendous population at the school not eligible to be vaccinated and is at risk for covid infection. were incredibly grateful that children are less likely to have severe infection with this than adults are, but they can still ...

Will be forced to quarantine and therefore arent eligible for play? >> reporter: i think were going to see that, john, i think. this is a very contagious variant. to give context on this, we talked about it before. recent literature shows the viral load that you have, if you have the delta variant as an infection is about 1,000 times higher than the original strain. even in someone who may not have symptoms, the idea that they could still be contagious, they could still transmit it to others is ...

Effective, even vaccinated people could still get mild cases. if you develop symptoms, please get tested, and yes, if youre positive, stay home. >> right. thats important advice, especially so many parents like myself are wondering about this because i have two young children under the age of 12 who arent eligible for a vaccine. i think a lot of parents are just wondering what do we do. dr. william schaffner, thank you for helping us with the guidance that we need. thanks so much. >> thank you. ...

Breathing, because you do have difficulty walking. its treatable if it is caught early. >> john: lets move on to the masks, they say students and teachers who are vaccinated, 12 years in age of over dont need to wear masks when they go back to school, but it leaves some questions. what do you do about the kids who arent eligible for the vaccine? do they have to go back to that same thing again? what about the state of california? one person has to wear a mask, everybody estuary mask? >> californ...

Could get a breakthrough infection and spread covid-19 to others. i think its just really important for the biden administration and cdc to be emphasizing that the safest place for everyone is around other people fully vaccinated and the federal government can really help with that messaging and the approach to help individuals, individual workplaces or people who are planning weddings or schools to be able to have proof of vac nation. >> and you make the point not everybody has the choice to ge...

Warning that reaching herd immunity may become more difficult. dr. rob davidson is an energy room physician and executive director of the committee to protect health care. we are so grateful to have you here, dr. rob. i want to ask about this report out today. the american academy of pediatrics in march of last year, they said children accounted for about 2% of new covid infections. as of may this year, it jumped to 24%. so on this weekend when were all gathering and getting together with our fa...

>> reporter: more companies requiring shots, on source saying that employees and guests entering morgan stanleys new york offices next month must be vaccinated. in texas, 153 employees at houston methodist who refuse to get a shot have now resigned or been fired. despite a drop in covid deaths thanks to the vaccines, a new analysis of cdc data finds those dying are now younger an disproportionately black. >> nearly every death due to covid-19 is particularly tragic. because nearly every death es...

Vaccinated. in texas, 153 employees at houston methodist who refused to get a shot have now resigned or have been fired. despite a drop in covid deaths thanks to the vaccines, a new cnn analysis of cdc data finds those dying are now younger and disproportionately black. >> nearly every death due to covid-19 is particularly tragic because nearly every death especially among adults due to covid-19 is at this point entirely preventible. >> reporter: as the delta variant spreads, concern also growin...