recommend masking in areas of high and substantial transmission. that is essentially everywhere in the country in public indoor settings. we continue to recommend universal masking in our schools. and so our guidance has not changed. so, states saying one thing, cdc director saying another. doctor, what should we be making of all of this? again, there is no real, clear one message being stated. good morning, jose. thank you for having me. i would say that there is the difference between the urgencisy of now, and as some in the medical profession like to call it, the urgency of normal. i am operating as the director of the cdc, dr. walensky, in the urgency of now. there is a reason, jose, that leading pediatric experts i m an adult pulmonologist let me say it outfront, i m not an pediatric expert, i m an adult pulmonologist, and i defer to what the pediatric experts say. the american academy of pediatrics say they couldn t
children. how concerned are you that we re seeing more kids testing positive and hospitalized for the virus? craig, this is vital reporting, because even though the share of children testing positive has been roughly the same from the very beginning of 2021, about 20%, that number is much larger. more people are testing positive, more kids, more kids ending up in the hospital. every viewer needs to recollection i m an adult pulmonologist. there are more critical beds across the country that can care for adults than for kids. usually pediatric icus have far fewer beds. the capacity is much smaller. parents really need to take that seriously. it breaks my heart to know that parents still do not realize the
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