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The thought of reopening schools has hospitals bracing for the worst. here is cnn's nick valencia. >> reporter: when you think of people infected with covid, think of nelson alexus, the 17-year-old with down's stroem has been in the pediatric icu for a week. every breath he takes is a struggle. >> hard to breathe, huh? is that oxygen helping? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: more than a week ago, his parents knew something was wrong when he stopped eating. things got so bad, they thought he was about to die. when they brought him to the hospital, he was immediately placed in the icu. his parents say he...

Cases counted in kids in the week ending august 5th, calling it a substantial increase from a week before. chief physician, dr. mark klein, says it is disorienting and unnecessary to see so many children suffer from the virus. >> our ticket out of this is vaccination, vaccination of every eligible adult, every eligible adolescent. >> your mom and dad are worried about you. >> reporter: for nelson and his parents, his family is reconsidering getting vaccinated. until now, didn't want to get the shot because they weren't sick, although he is on the road to recovery, they say seeing their son fig...