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Ahead of the school year so far? has it been welcomed? >> it's been mixed reaction. look, no one likes wearing masks. but atlanta public schools we're going to be doing it for the next few months to see where things go with the delta variant. and in the meantime, what we're going to be doing is encouraging our families, encouraging our staff to get vaccinated. that is the number one thing that we can do to protect ourselves against this virus is to get vaccinated. and atlanta public schools what we're going to be doing is holding vaccination drives. we have one coming up on july 31st for our b...

Think that's great for them but look at what they said about the canadian border today. they postponed the canadian border reopening until august 21st. canada is letting vaccinated americans into canada starting on august 9th, why would they do that? it doesn't benefit them some of the white house. >> jesse: are they saying vaccinated canadians can't come to this country but on vaccinated migrants can? >> dagen: if you are legal you can't come canada, it's wide open. >> jesse: in a way they put a wall up on the northern border, that is very interesting. harold? >> harold: let's meet -- texas l...

For that report. the state department and cdc both issued their highest warning about traveling to the uk. yesterday's warning comes as england lifted its restrictions. the uk added 54,000 new cases saturday and 48,000 on sunday, more than indonesia, the current pandemic epicenter. meanwhile canada is easing restrictions at the border next month, allowing fully vaccinated u.s. visitors to enter for non-essential travel. it takes effect august 9th follow criticism of u.s. lawmakers. travelers must be fully vaccinated, iowa sim matic, and a covid test taken within 72 hours of arrival. they m...

Before that it had been at a level three. and this comes as we saw canada announce today that starting on august 9th, they will start letting fully vaccinated americans back into canada. and when the white house was asked if they were going to reciprocate or if we should expect the u.s. to lift travel restrictions, they said they're still renewing it, jim, but they don't have any updates. >> kaitlyn, thank you. president biden will face questions about the big issues facing the nation during a cnn town hall event live from cincinnati, ohio. it airs wednesday only on cnn. now to the pandemi...

Surroundings and adjust your behavior accordingly? >> that's exactly right. be aware of your surroundings, be a little bit of an armchair ep epidemiologist, know what your local infection rates are. when you're around people who you know are fully vaccinated, you're mostly going to be safe. if you're in settings where there's a high chance that there's someone who's infected, particularly if you live with kids who are not vaccinated or if you have friends and family members who are high risk, i would go that extra step and wear a mask. >> dr. megan ranney, we really appreciate it. thanks so mu...