west, and it's not good news. oregon just posted its highest-ever daily case count and has the most people in the hospital of the entire pandemic. that state has just ordered a statewide indoor mask mandate. all of that, that could have been headlines from last summer. feels a bit like groundhog day. >> going backwards. nick watt, thank you so much. joining me to discuss is dr. paul offit, director of the vaccine education center at the children's hospital of philadelphia. great to see you, dr. offit. so, the american academy of pediatrics has reported a 15% increase in reported cases for children across the country. as students return to school, how bad is this going to get? >> right. it's the confluence of several worrisome events. you have a clearly more contagious virus in delta. you have for children less than 12 years of age no ability to get a vaccine. that's a completely unvaccinated