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Washington have forgotten that fact? >> no, i just think from time to time, we dont stay focused on the core of the success of our cou country. our national government, the lawmakers will make decisions, so really on is a city level, we have to carry out those decisions with and i think its imperative that we keep our eyes, ears, and focus on the cities. >> lets get to some of the specifics that youll have to deal with. during the campaign, mayor-elect, you said you supported mayor de blasios co...

Dont go front and center with it because they dont know exactly where all those pressure points are. what is your sense of who the best messengers in the democratic party are on the strength of the economy? >> unclear but theyve got to step forward. and this white house does need to find a way to at least work with the business community who are the biggest employers out there and its important to remember, the republican party, its not like theyre, oh, were just the party of pro-business. think...

Resistant who may feel a little more concerned, anxious about kids. parents tend to be a little more worried, anxious about kids, what goes in their kids bodies. how do you think about the messaging there and the patience and what level of uptick youre anticipating? >> well, first of all, we absolutely have to respect the concerns of parents, because parents are going to have valid questions. its up to us in our communication to answer those questions and to make that information available widel...

We can have recess altogether. >> but the latest kaiser family foundation poll finds that a third of parents are not quite ready for their kids to roll up their sleeves and 30% say their kids will definitely not get the vaccine. today president biden implored hesitant parents to reach out to their family doctors to get their questions answered. >> after almost 18 months of anxious worry every time the children, your child has a sniffle or started to cough, you can now protect them from this horr...

Communities that historically we have not been able to turn around. >> as you know, some firefighters and cops have pushed back on the vaccine mandate. have you going to keep the vaccines in place? >> i made this clear on the campaign trail. during the time that this is a very dangerous encounter, when you have your firefighters, your emts, your police officers talking about the mandate that was put in place by the mayor, i dont want to weigh in and jeopardize the conversation theyre having. im ...

That are important to people. >> i want to ask you about the city which you will be running soon enough. there is a vaccine mandate for police officers and firefighters. will you keep that in place? . >> well, right now we have one mayor. and i was clear on that. im going to encourage the mayor what i started the last few days of the campaign trail, speak with the unions. i reached out to some of the union leadership late last night. they stated that, eric, we want to sit down. we have not been ...

Communities and were sending out mobile units to reach where the people are. the bottom line is, weve been planning and preparing for months to vaccinate our children. our program will be ramping up this week and more doses shipped out oeach day so that we are fully up and running by next week. now i know many parents have been anxiously waiting for this day. but i also know that some families might have questions. so trusted messengers like your pediatricians, family doctors, will be able to an...

Communities. we are sending out mobile units to meet where the people are. we have been planning and preparing for months to vaccinate your children. our program will be ramping up this week and more doses shipped out each day so we are fully up and running by next week. now, i know many parents have been anxiously waiting for this day. but i also know that some families might have some questions. trust in messengers like your pediatricians, family doctors. they will be able to answer your quest...

Children. but theres also a bit of hesitancy. its one thing to talk about vaccines for adults. something completely different for some people. when talks about giving a vaccine for kidds ages 5 to 11. the fda says the vaccine carries a theoretic risk for heart information for children. pfizer released a study just yesterday that says the benefits of this vaccine far outweigh the risks. >> reporter: friday, pfizer releasing new data that shows its covid-19 vaccine is about 90% over symptomatic ch...

But first things first, tuesday fda vaccine advisers, theyll listen to the folks over at pfizer, theyll hear them out to see if they will recommend an emergency use authorization. >> one, two, three, poke -- >> reporter: friday, pfizer releasing data that shows its covid-19 vaccine is about 90% effective against symptomatic covid in children ages 5 to 11. right now the vaccine is only approved for people 16 and older. >> we want to make sure that when we outreach to the parents with trusted mess...