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Increase in kids infected with covid in the last week of july with five times as many cases compared to the previous month. this spike is as we all know coinciding with the start of school in most of the country. in fact classes have already resumed in parts of florida, which just broke its hospitalization record with more than 11,000 patients sick with covid. joining me now from miami is dr. lisa gwen, the president of the florida chapter of the american academy of pediatrics. thank you for being with me. let s start here. lucy mentioned these two school districts in florida that are now requiring students there to wear masks. you obviously think that s a good idea. your reaction to the decision, and do you think that the dangers in duval county are worth the potential fight? it s always worth the fight, victor. we are fighting every day to bring the point home that the science is clear, that the only ....