become super spreaders. kids have been -- their risk of covid is flu-like if they are unvaccinated and really minuscule if they are vaccinated. we have to continue to adjust these policies that we have to protect the population and move forward and realize that covid is here to stay, our children are well protected, their teachers are vaccinated and largely boosted. we've got to recognize the whole child. they have social, emotional, developmental needs that are hindered by perpetual masking. it's really time to say it's okay, we have to let the kids go back to a normal childhood. >> michelle? >> so i'm willing to admit that my own views on this have been influenced by seeing sort of how much harm i feel like this last year has done to my own kids. i have a 7-year-old daughter that calls going to school hell and a 9-year-old son who refers