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We're back on the plaza with our ongoing series corona virus in the classroom this morning a major

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topic of conversation at contention...vaccinating children yes several steps from

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...before kids under twelve will be eligible for the vaccine in fact the fda

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recent revealed it could be

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...but the urgency for the approval mounting with a new study showing child

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cases have...the significantly check this out about thirty

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thousand per week in july to one hundred eighty thousand last week

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...how can we keep our kids dave is the new huge...gets

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underway well we brought in our team of experts to answer your questions are going

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to start this morning with senior medical correspondent doctor john

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tours so doctor george let's start with that study because we haven't seen those kinds of numbers

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I think since last winter...

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thought found correct what's behind them and what does that tell us about covert...our children?

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And, right great we haven't seen those numbers since the winters are certainly our number we want to see

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but what we are seeing are these children getting more effected

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unfortunately more than running up...as well the reason is happening is because as

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numbers overall goal up children get infected as well and

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still they're being essentially drug along with these higher case counts and this is the

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end vaccinated that are causing this issue of these widespread outbreaks around the country

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...these numbers aren't as accurate as we'd like them to be because some states

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...children zero to fourteen-year-olds other states are saying zero twenty-years-old but at

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the same time we do know that absolutely numbers are growing up we need to do we can to protect the children

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great...reached out to a parent group doctor torres to talk about

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...about the number one topic of conversation no surprise...

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masking this is a question this question from...a mom of two young children.

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Our sun is high risk but he really needs in person learning what should we do.

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In an ideal situation everybody in school be

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masks teachers staff all the students but we know that's not how it is across the world across

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the country right now so the main thing to do is number one make sure your child wears a mask...extremely important

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...about wearing a mask all day-long on top of that look for what's happening in the

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classroom are they social distancing are they staying in pods are cohorts are they

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staying in classrooms where they have these assign pot pies and then find out about testing protocol

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what's happening there, you know,

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talk to the teacher even know masks aren't required or most students wearing masks or are most

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jews not wearing masks and then at that point you might need to make a decision say I'm going to pull them out of

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the classroom for a while unfortunately but at the same time you want to make sure your child is

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protected as possible so the main point is just do your homework right now before they go to school

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you understand what's going on while they're in school right all right this

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...duck tours thank you...out to the...of summer activities that we are

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...that good morning to nbc investigative in consumer correspondent begin

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...more...good questions is what was that...the first one a lot of people are trying to squeeze

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it trip maybe before school starts if your kids aren't vaccinated talk to me about the

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...for putting them on an airplane this is always a personal calculation of the risk versus...the first question you want to

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ask yourself is what is my child's health today at any pre-existing conditions that if they got...

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that it would be complicated where are you going what is the infection rate where you're going to be

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that would ask what are you planning to do it's going to be a lot lower risk of

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your visiting vaccinated family members and hanging out outside versus if you're going somewhere you're

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going-to be out in public...indoor spaces with books that's a good white

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...speaking of getting together let's talk about that you want to get-together with your family we have a question

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from alice and north carolina let's roll the tape...we'll talk I'm wondering what we need to know about

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plates can my kids go to crowded playground without masks

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...a good one, yeah, well, assuming your kids are twelve and under twelve and on

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vaccinated you definitely want to avoid any sort of indoor playgrounds any place where the air

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smell stale or it's stuffy or...ventilation when it comes to outdoor playground the good news

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here's we talked to a ton of public health experts who have children themselves they all agree

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being outdoors is a good time to give kids a mask break the one caveat is look if you're

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in an outdoor playground where your kid is in constant close contact with other kids

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for ten fifteen minutes you might want to go to a less crowded space for consider putting them in a

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mac especially now that the weather's nice which I keep him outside...land right by

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thinking that gap alright step...joins us now what how to keep your kids state if

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...return to the office in the fall step...start with stacy in michigan was a question?

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With offices

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...opening what precautions said vaccinated parents take if they

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have earn vaccinated kids at home.

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Tom I know you and I both have this question to lead got

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...kids at home for young well we have already done...article model we

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have gotten vaccinated ourselves that is the best way to protect our kids now

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for going back to work in person consider wearing a mask both indoors and outdoors while

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we're traveling to...also if we work in a shared

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...and get information ask your employer is

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...mask mandate here are people showing proof...vaccination the more information you

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can get from your employer the better it will be the position you'll begin to assess the rest

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...yourself and your family, you know, step so many companies are now

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encouraging employees to come back to work to work in office if you do have kids at

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home you're vaccinated they're not but if you just have concerns about coming back how

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do you have that conversation with your boss without feel like look I'm not being lazy I'm just concerned.

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Okay, well, know going into this that it can be very politically-charged

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to try to be calm and empathetic don't wait to have this conversation until

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...the day or expected back at work habit early explain your

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family situation see if they can make some accommodations and again go back to seeing if

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...employer to require approval vaccination

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offer a regular testing for employees and

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...coworkers have the same concerns...don't gang up on your boss but if you're in

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a similar situation goal your boss together so you can sort of talk through this and find a

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solution that works for most of everyone all right some great advice...steps thanks so much

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...you know, it's a tough conversation...to go back to work they don't want to lose your job but they're also...sort of other

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...on that note we're going to continue this...get more

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...questions during an hour-long special on today all day so we hope you'll join

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us we'll start at ten thirty eastern just had to today dot com and you can find...special there.