that is why we seem to be having these conflicting messages, don t wear masks, wear masks, don t wear masks, wear masks. that is why doctor propst, in texas, have you met parents who are concerned or afraid their children to send their children to schools without masks? en - absolutely. there are pediatricians who are extremely concerned about sending their children to school this coming school year. we are in a situation, unfortunately, where our governor has really tied the hands of local municipalities, public health departments, school districts, and mandated that mask mandates are illegal. and school districts will be fined if they require students to wear masks. which is exactly what the american academy of pediatrics and the centers for disease control explicitly recommends,
asking then so many out adults do. and it is so crucial that we get our young adults, our tweens, and, teens vaccinated. currently, in houston, only 28% of students 12 to 17 years of age are fully vaccinated. less than a third. and school starts on the 23rd. we are out of time, but as we go to break, i would love for us to put up the usa today front page which stark it is stark. there that headline, we are failing one another. this is america s fourth covid-19 surge, it didn t have to happen. let s ended now. and we re gonna have to end it here. doctor christina propst, doctor lipi roy, thank you so much for joining us tonight. coming, up republican governor and states where delta is raging have been eligible at elementary school is their new political football. political football
we dr. roy, what would you tell people who still believe what that children with covid art heavily impacted by covid, that is not a big deal? i would encourage them to listen to people like doctor propst, and other pediatricians and doctors and specialists and health care workers, and parents of children who are struggling, who are sick, who are getting hospitalized. and sadly who are dying. the thing is,, jonathan and i already know that but the pushback s gonna be, a lot of people some people are going to say, well wait a second, i thought you all said that covid doesn t affect children. the reality is, sars covid two is a novel coronavirus. we are still learning about it, every single day, scientists from around the world are publishing new data almost every day. the cdc and other international health agencies are trying to learn from the scientists,