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Are around. and so right now, theres not a ton of concern about implementation. now, that could change if we start to see people abuse the system. we start to see really long lines, lindsey. and theres reports coming out of people either trying to get their first dose or second dose or immunocompromised people to get in there and get the vaccine. theres no indication at this point that thats going to happen. and in fact the cdc director stressed today that this is an interim ruling. were expecti...

Received at least one shot. what is your message to -- to those parents? john and i, both, have kids in that age range, who have just gotten vaccinated. what do you say to us? >> well, i think, approximately 23% of the children in that age group have received one dose. and its a smaller number, that have received a second dose. and remember, the myocarditis issue arises, primarily in males. its, primarily, in younger -- or adolescents and young-adults. it occurs, pretty specifically, at two, thr...

Important to remember is that we look at hospitalizations, deaths. i think one thing we have learned is that you dont want this virus. you dont want to get infected, because we dont know of the longer-term consequences, even in people with milder illness. when you look at 12 to 15-year-olds for whom the vaccine has been authorized, a quarter have received at least one shot, what is your message to those parents? we have kids who have gotten vaccinated. what do you say to us? >> i think approxima...