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Thousands have been vaccinated -- hospitalized. so vaccination can reduce the ratings of severe disease significantly in children. >> obviously there are still so many children who aren't even eligible for the vaccine, under 12. most elementary school-aged kids. in florida, as well as in texas, we know that the mask debate has been a big one and you can see there the florida test positivity among kids is above 20% right now. that means more than one in five kids are testing positive if they're, you know, getting the vaccine, or the covid test i should say. so that's higher than the average pos...

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Test positivity here in provincetown in mid-july, and has now dropped to below 5%, about 4.6% as of last check, and it's a number that continues to decline, so that's certainly a good number that businesses here want to see, especially with a busy summe just close up during the height of the pandemic last year and just the last few weeks, reopened again, and now, he's prepared to have to shut down again should that be necessary. but it's certainly a topic of conversation as you see people still out and about enjoying this friday without masks outside but largely putting those masks back on whe...

Slice of america that drives primary politics. whatever it is, whether it's getting on the other side of the pandemic, saving our democracy, there are days you wonder are we capable of doingdeeply disturbi. >> this is the question, can we do something this difficult? and i wonder from a scientific perspective, do you think we can? >> nicolle, throughout 2020 we messaged on anxiety and the unknown and, frankly, fear. i think we need to message and pivot to the hope that we see. i see a hopeful situation. when i listen to news headlines i don't get that. if i'm unvaccinated i wonder for the unva...

With the guidance yesterday which is that children, especially since they don't have a vaccine should mask in an abundance of caution. but what i will take a step back on and say, because i know people are confused by the messaging. it is well intended. it was a pivot, and the con vugs here is what is at risk. a lot of counties are flagging as high rates of vaccination but they're at a high risk. it is not just about test positivity but a combination of do you have a high amount of covid causing stresses on hospitals. that will be a key piece here.