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Are around. and so right now, there's not a ton of concern about implementation. now, that could change if we start to see people abuse the system. we start to see really long lines, lindsey. and there's reports coming out of people either trying to get their first dose or second dose or immunocompromised people to get in there and get the vaccine. there's no indication at this point that that's going to happen. and in fact the cdc director stressed today that this is an interim ruling. we're expecting to see more, right? because the data is not telling us that this is unsafe for anyone. they ...

Received at least one shot. what is your message to -- to those parents? john and i, both, have kids in that age range, who have just gotten vaccinated. what do you say to us? >> well, i think, approximately 23% of the children in that age group have received one dose. and it's a smaller number, that have received a second dose. and remember, the myocarditis issue arises, primarily in males. it's, primarily, in younger -- or adolescents and young-adults. it occurs, pretty specifically, at two, three, or four days after administration of the second dose. it's more common, after the messenger rn...

Important to remember is that we look at hospitalizations, deaths. i think one thing we have learned is that you don't want this virus. you don't want to get infected, because we don't know of the longer-term consequences, even in people with milder illness. when you look at 12 to 15-year-olds for whom the vaccine has been authorized, a quarter have received at least one shot, what is your message to those parents? we have kids who have gotten vaccinated. what do you say to us? >> i think approximately 23% of the children in that age group have received one dose. it's a smaller number that hav...