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School, to have them wear masks, to practice mitigation measures we have been talking about. and by doing so, we believe our kids can be safer back at school. >> joining us now is dr. leana nguyen, former baltimore city health commissioner. good morning, doctor. >> good morning. >> you wrote a few days ago about the cdcs guidance that was just the director of the cdc, in terms of schools saying their guidelines are not perfect, but they are better than expected. what do parents need to know this...

That is already overrun and begging for help. right? and hey, kansas city, here comes delta. with a bead on that rich, densely populated target of mostly unvaccinated people. and here we are with no mask rules, no social distancing requirements, everything wide open, no mitigation measures in place at all. here comes delta. to a metro area with 2 million americans in it. thats the dynamic at work right now. thats why the newspapers in missouri are so furious with the republican governor in misso...

Vaccination, of course, protects the individual very well against getting -- getting covid-19 and getting severely ill. but we, also, get vaccinated to protect people around us. so, because we know that there is a -- a risk of breakthrough infection. so even if you are vaccinated, you could still get infected. its the safest thing thats there is for everyone around you, even if you are vaccinated, to also be vaccinated, as well. and so, this is the reason why you are seeing hospitals, for exampl...

The cdc put out updated back to school guidance. the priority is getting kids back in person in the classroom. beyond that it seems like the guidance sort of varies widely. what do you think? >> i was pleasantly surprised by the guidance in a good way. i think they have a difficult balancing act. i believe its really important to get kids back in school full time, 100% come the fall. i think the cdc did a good job of saying we need to have mitigation measures in place like indoor mask mandates f...

Children as well and if we have as many of the adults in the area. certainly teachers and staff but al ideally as many parents vaccinated too. that gives a level of herd immunity for the school. i hope thats what we focus on at this point. making sure that schools come back in person but also putting into place these other mitigation measures. these governors that have said that schools no longer need masks indoors, thats a big mistake. >> we always appreciate getting your wisdom on this. thank ...

Vaccinated. >> you and i both have children who are not eligible for the vaccine at this point. how worried are you about your kids and should parents be behaving differently right now, going back to some of those mitigation measures even if theyre vaccinated? >> i am worried about our children because when we look at the numbers of people who are getting infected and hospitalized, over 95% of people getting hospitalize you now are people who are not vaccinated. we are seeing younger people gett...

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Some of the youngest among us ages 12 to 17 are being hospitalized with covid-19 at alarming rates, triggering the cdc to make a new, urgent push to get more teens vaccinated across the country. heres nbcs kathy park. >> reporter: the head of the cdc doubling down on the need to vaccinate teens, saying shes deeply concerned with the rise in covid hospitalizations. a new study shows that in the first months of the year, nearly one-third of 12 to 17-year-olds hospitalized with the virus required i...

The actual mitigation measures, meaning were putting kids into group activities, but not wearing masks. >> according to the study, no deaths were reported and roughly 70% of the patient his one or more underlying medical conditions. dr. rochelle walensky adding that much of the suffering can be prevented informing families to discuss the importance of mask wearing, prevention, and vaccinations. 2,300,012 to 17-year-olds in the u.s. have been fully vaccinated. >> i feel safer now. >> while health...

Mitigation measures, meaning were putting kids back into sports and thats a good thing, but not necessarily forcing masks. were putting kids back into group activities but not wearing masks. its a reminder we are doing great as a country. we still need to protect people who arent vaccinated, but we can vaccinate you if youre over 12. we have an authorization for that. >> what about the kids under 12? remind us about the best practices for keeping those kids safe. >> yeah, the best practices for ...