with or without a mandate but get as many vaccinated and ultimately boosted as possible and, again, we have the youngest kids who are not yet eligible though it's our sense they will soon be eligible. newark is keeping it in place. that is perfectly okay with the steps taken. if folks need on the health realities in their communities, if they feel like they need to keep it on for a period of time or if an individual, an educator or a student or a staff member need to keep it on because of their own health concerns, that has to be allowed and we have to respect the folks who do that. >> just 26.8% of new jersey kids 5 to 11 have been vaccinated, so the numbers are quite lower from what you see for the total population of new jersey which is 73% fully vaccinated. there are flu vaccine mandates, there are other vaccine mandates