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Desperation in accessing abortion throughout the south. what we're seeing with senate bill eight, is it's being amplified, it's being concentrated, there's a lot more attention on these stories, which is certainly warranted, but this is not new, access to abortion is already been under threat, these things are happening not only in texas, but in so many others, states and that's exactly, why providers like me provide abortion, care because we want people to access care in a safe way. we want them to have the care they need, when they need, it and we want them to have the ability to end their p...

What would be your advice for parents who say, you know, i'm not anti-vaxxer, i'm not vaccine hesitant or anything like that, but i'm just going to wait this out and see what happens because children when they get covid, if they get covid, the infections that they get typically tend to be less severe, there's no urgency here. what would be your response to that? >> right, geoff, i know there's more concern from parents about getting their children vaccinated than themselves vaccinated. but i will say, and as the physician previously said, children can be vectors of community transmission so th...

We never should be in this place right now. >> there is some good news today. pfizer has promising data suggesting that a low dose of its vaccine is safe and effective for kids age 5 to 11. how crucial is it at this point in the pandemic to get shots in arms for that age group, and what is the primary purpose? is it to stop the spread? >> well, it's both. i think, first of all, the key is we're seeing so many children in this delta wave get hospitalized. so here in the south where the vaccination rates are really, really low among young people, among parents and teenagers, we're seeing high le...

Governor abbott and state legislature has failed us. that was doctor in texas. leaders should be held accountable and asked how they take actions to kill their fellow texans, that's a doctor, a cardiologyist's view. if pediatric icus are filled to capacity and that doesn't dent governor abbott, what are the chances of running callous people like him out of state government? >> you put up the poll numbers for governor abbott, saying 41%, why do they support? keep in mind that's lowest number he's ever polled at. usually 50% or higher, so he's won in the past. he's low point and i think will go ...

For moderna we're hoping to get the eua for the 6 to 12-year-olds at the end of the year and younger than that early quarter 2022. the issue of these authorizations and approvals for advantage seens is just a very, very different process than it is for adults. it is taking a longer time to consent. some kids are needlephobic. why is that? with children we have to be even more certain that we're offering is truly safe and effective. and we have toy think about dosing as well. not only deescalating doses, but also going down, you know, in a stepped down fashion for all of those age groups. >> ye...