time, i want to put an asterisk on this conversation, which is to say it is not to say it s responsible for 100% of the people who have not gotten vaccinated. you have the u.s. department of health & human services saying 44% of vaccine holdouts are quote unvaccinated but willing. what does that tell you and what is the best way to reach those people? right. what it tells me is that, again, us giving information will help them greatly. be us saying, for instance, of last week 226,000 children were infected with covid-19. in fact, they were 1 out of 4 new cases that we saw. if you fu look at the last four weeks that was 925,000 cases for kids alone. i really do feel if we start to speak about these children, most adults will say i want to do what s best for them, well, what s doing best for them is you being vaccinated because the way they get infected is from me and you. at this point unfortunately 5.5 million children have been diagnosed with covid-19.
gather, that if they did catch the virus, it s not so bad in children. reporter: according to the american academy of pediatrics, nationwide there were nearly 226,000 new cases of covid-19 reported in children during the week that ended september 16. public health officials warn covid-19 cases could continue to rise now that so many schools have returned to in-person learning. we see more infections, more outbreaks in school settings. that s going to continue to build. schools will become sources of spread here in the northeast as well. reporter: like in new york where public school in east harlem was forced to return to virtual for more than a week after at least 19 covid-19 cases were identified among staff. districts with no mask mandate are of particular concern to health officials. in ohio, the governor is urging superintendents to require masks for students and staff after the state saw a 44% increase in cases among school-age children
catch the virus it s not so bad in children. according to the american academy of peeved tricks, nationwide there were nearly 226,000 new cases of covid-19 reported among children during the week that ended september 16th. public health officials warn covid-19 cases could continue to rise now that so many schools have returned to in-person learning. about 30 police officers were on hand at the meeting which included comments from some small children in the district eager to return to normal. it s just ridiculous that we shouldn t have to wear if we don t want to. you are all not my parent and you shouldn t be the ones making my health decisions. thank you. and it was last night that the palm beach county school board voted to adopt a new surgeon general s policy about a symptom-based approach to quarantining meaning that even if a student section posed to somebody who is positive for the coronavirus, that they don t have to quarantine if they are
nearly 226,000 infections reported in children last week alone. cnn s jason carroll has the latest on that and the timeline of when 5 to 11-year-olds might start getting vaccinated. reporter: today, an encouraging development for the nearly 15 million americans who have received the johnson & johnson vaccine. the company now says that adding a second dose of the shot provides 94% protection against symptomatic infections. it s a big day for pfizer as well. fda authorization on their booster shot for some people could be coming at any moment. cdc advisors will meet on the matter tomorrow. this as it looks more and more likely the pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 could come as soon as halloween. we have had 225,000 kids with covid. it s a serious issue among children, and the best way to protect them is with this vaccine.
vaccinated or not. their parents do, and data shows only about a quarter of parents will get their kids vaccinated immediately. out of 28 million kids, between 5 and 11 who could get the vaccine, 10 million don t get the vaccine. we re not really going to be protecting our schools and protecting the larger community by vaccinating children. nearly 226,000 children were reported with coronavirus last week, while hospitalizations are finally starting to trend down. a tent has been set up outside of pittsburgh children s emergency hospital to expand care. the chief of medicine said the number of children coming to the emergency department is historic. all right. a little programming note here for you. a court order conservatorship has controlled her life for years. now see how she and her fans are fighting back. a cnn special report, toxic, britney spears battle for