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>> reporter: medical experts said we are far from done from covid. >> the virus were seeing today as bad as it is is not as bad as it can get. >> of course, one of the conversations being had right now with a lot of employers is whether to require vaccinations for employees before they come back in person and that discussion is even happening in schools and school districts as the school year is about to start in many places. boris and christi? >> yeah. were going to be speaking to an official f...

Of course, they are welcome to join us on the program. veronica, for you as a mom of a 3-year-old and an 8-year-old, what is this about? >> this is about protecting my children. also my concerns for all the other children in this state. my 8-year-old has been virtual since march of 2020. we were able to keep our child virtual because we have a sitter thats able to watch him during the day when my husband and i work. but, you know, hes really missing out on the social connections with his friends...

And teachers in this situation. and this unfortunately may be a sign of things to come, this being one of the schools with the earliest start of the school year in this area. perhaps in the nation. so that is definitely weighing on the minds of educators and families, brianna. >> kids do not have the choice. the vaccinations are not available to them right now unless theyre in a trial. natasha chen, live for us from atlanta. thank you. joining us now is dr. khan, acting director of the st. lou...

>> this is extremely worrying. i was filled with dread last week about this and as i looked at this report and our local stats earlier today, i even more worried now. icu admissions have jumped, have doubled in the st. louis region. the community transmission levels are at an all-time high. missouri is flashing bright red in that distressing heat map that you referenced earlier. so things ahead are not looking good. we are extremely worried about the beginning of the school year and what that mi...

Preventable with vaccine. dr. craft, thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> the surging number of covid cases is already interrupting the new school year in atlanta. more than 100 students at a charter school are in quarantine this morning. our natasha chen is outside of atlanta drew charter school. this has us so worried about what is ahead as school districts open. >> reporter: yeah, poppy, there is a lot of frustration here. we have heard from the head of school who told the atlanta journal ...

And now those students, more than 100 of them in quarantine. the head of school here told the atlanta journal constitution that the most impacted grades are two, six and seven and the positive test cases likely did not stem from this campus, although thats still under investigation. the head of school also told the hac that the staff who tested positive were not vaccinated. now, its not required for employees to be vaccinated, but the head of school did tell the ajc about three quarters of them ...

Back in-person. of course, that is a very difficult to coordinate that kind of policy. this is part of a public school system. we have reached out to the drew school for comment and more information, poppy. >> natasha chen, thank you very much for your reporting. coming up next, the mayor of new york city will join me live as he faces a decision on whether to reinstate an indoor mask mandate in this city. he is also launching a new incentive, $100 cash to people who get vaccinated. a lot to ta...

Not vaccinated. theres no requirement for employees to be vaccinated, but the head of school said that three quarters of them are. he also told the hac that about a third of the eligible students 12 and up are vaccinated at the school. so theres a frustration here among the parents, one that we talked to said this is happening so fast, he kind of expected it coming. and its a lot to deal with. >> its so early in the school year for this to be going on. were just going back, so it makes you on ed...