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Wilcox, shes doing a great job. we just talked about a number of vaccine issues, but theres also issues around vaping and new treatments. we do need a treatment of the fda that can be a representative for the people of america. >> go ahead. >> the message is the same. get vaccinated and mask on. >> what are those this time? >> tigers. >> tigers, all right. dr. ali khan with the biggest mask in television, thank you for being with us every time. speaking of masks, this just in. floridas board o...

When he does that. or maybe in the band room when hes playing his instrument. thats it. sop even with a great kf- 94 mask when youre in an environment like that theres not much you can do probably. >> and not -- in the school is there an opt-out? >> of course there is. so theres actually two levels of opt-outs. williamson county when the mask mandate was enacted for grades k through 5 back on august 10th they passed -- they honored the system they used last year, which is a medical and/or religi...

Of opt-outs. williamson county, when the mask mandate was enacted for grades k through 5 back on august 10th, they honored the system they used last year, which is a medical and/or religious exemption. as of august 16th, governor lee here in tennessee passed executive order 84, which mandates any school with a mask mandate must have an opt-out clause. >> mm-hmm. >> and to quote the superintendent of my schools, its an "i dont want to." i dont want to opt out, which is one of the most appalling t...

Covid-19. >> thats troubling. as we see the number of cases rise, we see the number of hospitalizations rise among kids which is certainly something to be concerned about and a number of kids in your sons school have been infected? >> thats correct. so, the sixth grader is -- kids are between 11 and 12 years old. so a lot cannot be vaccinated. in the last two weeks in the school over 20% of them have been infected. >> and the mask rules as they stand are the school wants you to wear masks but th...

Elected politicians. this ruling was made with incoherent justifications not based in science and facts. frankly, not even remotely focussed on the merits of the case presented. interesting the governor went back to the science and facts here. at least his office did. the judge today in the ruling spent a good chunk of time essentially tearing apart the research that governor desantis routinely mentioned as facts even in his executive order. where the executive order that banned the mask mandate...

Individuals who are going to say, hey, i was just waiting for this final stamp of approval, now im going to get my shot. i think its more that companies are going to require vaccinations and thats going to give individuals the nudge, the push that they need in order to take that step. i also think that the significance here is a lot of people have been talking about the covid-19 vaccine differently than they talk about other vaccines. i mean, all 50 states require, for children to get some form ...

There have been more than 17,000 covid-19 patients hospitalized in six weeks amidst severe staffing shortages. theyre pushing floridians to undergo antibody treatments. this florida woman sick with covid collapsing on the ground while waiting for an antibody treatment. >> i think this is probably the most significant thing we can do to keep people out of the hospital. >> reporter: but the governor doesnt support mask mandates. under his direction broward and lashua counties ordering mask out opt...

She is 5 years old but she understood that concept, and it is disappointing that more adults around here cant seem to grasp it. avoiding masks is not in the bible, but taking care of others is. now today we have governor lees executive order to allow opt-outs which is government overreach undercutting a local decision. if you only elect democracy when it goes your way, you dont actually like democracy. >> that was justin kanew, a dad in tennessee. lets bring in editorial member mara getaway and ...

Governors executive order because they are moving forward with mask mandates in their schools without the opt outs. >> layla, thank you. coming up for us, an nfl legend now warning parents against letting young children play tackle football. brett favre joins us next. people with moderate to severe psoriasis, are rethinking the choices they make like the splash they create the entrance they make, the surprises they initiate. otezla. its a choice you can make.

Continue. and the superintendent here in broward county doubling down, telling the state education commissioner in a letter that she plans to move forward with a mask mandate that has no opt-outs available for parents, something that the governor has said is noncompliant with his executive order. leyla santiago, cnn, ft. lauderdale. joining me now to discuss, becky pringle, the president of the national education association. its the nations largest union and represents more than 3 million edu...