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Chris Bateman asks what can be done to boost demand for Covid-19 jabs.

Why don't you agree with him if you hold him in high regard? >> well, i think the -- what you will find, as we go through our discussion right now, is that there's not a great deal of difference between d dr. benjamin's position and my position. i think that we don't know if masks make a difference in transmission. and particularly, in a school room setting. i think adults who are foolish enough not to be vaccinated, they should wear a mask. but for children in school, we always have to think about the disadvantages of any sort of intervention. and what are the advantages. and, for example, th...

Of higher rates of different -- those are different parts of the country, there are different variants that are circulating in those areas. and the physical setup in the school is likely to be quite variable. so the important point that we were trying to make in our op-ed editorial is before we recommend that 56 million children and adolescents in the united states between fifth grade and through 17 years of age wear masks will let's find out what the consequences of such widespread use of masks is. it's harmful -- >> okay, dr. benjamin, you get the final word. it's such a complicated subject....

Often than adults do. help me understand something, the study that you cite about the lack of transmission in north carolina schools. the study that was linked to your piece in the journal was the study written about dr. benjamin and specifically said the schools had universal masking during this time. to me, as a lay person, i ask, isn't that an example of masks doing their job? >> and first, i'd like to respond to what dr. benjamin said, he cited a number of different studies. we certainly need those studies. and they need to be done. but they need to be done properly. there is no controlled...

University abc collaborative. i'm also joined by you one of the authors on "the wall street journal" article against masks dr. codey meister. he's also the member of the committee that advises the fda on vaccine decisions. doctors, thank you for being here. let us start with the easter stuff. dr. benjamin, anyone eligible for the vaccine should be vaccinated, right? >> correct. >> dr. misener, anyone eligible for the vaccine should be vaccinated, right? >> michael, yes. and let me say thank you very much for the opportunity to participate this morning. it's wonderful to be on the show. it's al...