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Tracked. and what we're seeing is an increasing number of teenagers who have gotten very sick from covid and have to be admitted to a hospital. this is news and something that needs to be tracked. is it alarming? it's concerning. and what we need to do about that is to make sure that we've really pushed parents and kids to get vaccinated as soon as possible, and hopefully we're going to start seeing children younger than 12 eligible for vaccination. i think that'll happen in the next few months. the more kids that get vaccinated and especially now more teenagers the more safe they'll be and th...

The ebola outbreak may be contained here in the u.s., but the epidemic is still raging overseas and spreading. with more than 17,000 people infected and 6,000 dead so far. in november, president obama asked congress for $6.1 billion to fight the outbreak. in that new spending bill we talked about earlier in the show, they authorized $5.4 billion to fight ebola here and abroad. those will be welcome support for those on the front lines, the doctors, nurse, ambulance drivers, willing to go into the hardest hit regions of west africa to risk their lives and to help. it's no surprise "time" just a...

But now to here mom and dad say, maybe we have to leave here, maybe we'll never come back, that's really kind of a capper difficult for a lot of children to deal with. >> in the area roughly of war refugees, people clearing out in advance of an attack, is that what we're talking about? >> well, this is a different kind of -- this is a very special kind of, you know, displacement that people are feeling now. and when you become disconnected from the place that you're used to or it's become destroyed, and in many places, you go down there and it looks okay until you get up close. then there's oi...

September 1st, but at this moment, the national association of free clinics is far short of the necessary funds. if you can help, please do. to discuss the ongoing crises in the gulf region, let's turn to the president and cofounder of the children's health fund and the director of columbia university's national center for disaster preparedness, dr. irwin redlenner. thank you for your time. >> thanks for having me. >> without getting bogged down in direct causalitcausality, ca really believe these health problems are going to continue to occur? >> there's no question about it. we're looking ...

Once it reaches the kitchen table, so to speak, and the families, and not only the kids worried and experiencing the anxiety, loss of livelihood and everything else that's unstable, but now the hear mom and dad say maybe we have to leave here, maybe we'll never come back, that's really kind of a capper for them, that just is really difficult for a lot of children to deal with. >> in the area roughly of war refugees, people clearing out in advance of an attack, is that what we're talking about? >> well, this is a different kind of -- this is a very special kind of, you know, displacement that p...