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>> and really, as we've talked about, children under the age of 12 who aren't eligible for the vaccine yet are at the mercy of the adults making decisions for them right now and the status and health of the others around them. some parents are saying, well, children are at a lesser risk of getting covid or other reasons they're giving for being hesitant to get that vaccine. what are you hearing from parents about why people are hesitant to get the vaccine if they're eligible because kids who are 12 and older can get the vaccine. >> so before i get to that, one thing i must mention is that the ...

That would be fine with the media apparently. journalists are doing everything they can to convince you that emergency members are absolutely necessary and everyone who doesn't obey is a threat to the country. civil rights should be suspended in the case of covid. they are lying to make that point. nbc affiliate kf hb posted this report that scared the crap out of people peer children's childy hospital -- not only because of youths who aren't eligible to be vaccinated but also ending mask. wow, really? when you don't make 3-year-olds get the vaccine or hospitals fill up and millions died. the ...

Masks when we don't ask vaccinated adults to do so in the same circumstances. >> yeah. it is a great question. i think there's a couple reasons that went into our recommendation there. the first is that children under 12 aren't eligible to be vaccinated, so we know there's a tremendous population at the school not eligible to be vaccinated and is at risk for covid infection. we're incredibly grateful that children are less likely to have severe infection with this than adults are, but they can still get quite sick. first of all, you have kids under 12 that aren't eligible. we also know that 3 ...

Will be forced to quarantine and therefore aren't eligible for play? >> reporter: i think we're going to see that, john, i think. this is a very contagious variant. to give context on this, we talked about it before. recent literature shows the viral load that you have, if you have the delta variant as an infection is about 1,000 times higher than the original strain. even in someone who may not have symptoms, the idea that they could still be contagious, they could still transmit it to others is high. younger people, these are athletes, obviously, mostly in good health. so the idea that they ...

Effective, even vaccinated people could still get mild cases. if you develop symptoms, please get tested, and yes, if you're positive, stay home. >> right. that's important advice, especially so many parents like myself are wondering about this because i have two young children under the age of 12 who aren't eligible for a vaccine. i think a lot of parents are just wondering what do we do. dr. william schaffner, thank you for helping us with the guidance that we need. thanks so much. >> thank you. and this just in from texas. dozens of people who went to escape the heat at a water park inste...