reporter: medical experts said we are far from done from covid. the virus we re seeing today as bad as it is is not as bad as it can get. of course, one of the conversations being had right now with a lot of employers is whether to require vaccinations for employees before they come back in person and that discussion is even happening in schools and school districts as the school year is about to start in many places. boris and christi? yeah. we re going to be speaking to an official from the drew school. that s later this morning. natasha chen. thank you for the update. it s been nearly four weeks since joe biden said the drove no longer controls our lives. it s clear that we are far from where he hoped we would be at this point. yeah. with the delta variant ravaging so much of this country, the president has been forced to shift his tone and keep his main
of course, they are welcome to join us on the program. veronica, for you as a mom of a 3-year-old and an 8-year-old, what is this about? this is about protecting my children. also my concerns for all the other children in this state. my 8-year-old has been virtual since march of 2020. we were able to keep our child virtual because we have a sitter that s able to watch him during the day when my husband and i work. but, you know, he s really missing out on the social connections with his friends. and also, you know, kind of thinking about it in terms of, you know, he just needs to get back to school and it needs to be safe. he s not eligible for the vaccine. so, let me read you some of the pushback and get your take on it, veronica, because this is what the actual arkansas state
people seem to be just as transmissible as unvaccinated people. still get the vaccine because it could save your life. there s an excellent chance it l but you re just as transmissible so wear a mask. elizabeth cohen, this is important. people need to see this. need to see the data. appreciate you being with us this morning. we should note we re going to talk to a health official about this in just a moment. we re seeing the first signs this morning that covid is already disrupting the new school year. in atlanta, a school has reportedly quarantined more than 100 students in the first week of classes after two staffers and at least one student tested positive. cnn s natasha chen is live outside of atlanta s drew charter school. natasha, tell us about this. reporter: yeah, brianna. school started on tuesday. cnn obtained a letter from the drew school to families, explaining they found out about the positive test cases on wednesday night and informed families on thursday whether th
and teachers in this situation. and this unfortunately may be a sign of things to come, this being one of the schools with the earliest start of the school year in this area. perhaps in the nation. so that is definitely weighing on the minds of educators and families, brianna. kids do not have the choice. the vaccinations are not available to them right now unless they re in a trial. natasha chen, live for us from atlanta. thank you. joining us now is dr. khan, acting director of the st. louis county department of health and dr. khan has been dealing with the rising cases in places like missouri. we appreciate you being with us right now. dr. khan, this report, this internal document from the cdc, i don t know how closely you ve had a chance to look at it, but it talks about these new dangers with the delta variant. wildly transmissible. more transmissible than the flu or the cold or ebola or anything like that. and more serious cases than the covid we ve come to know. what challen
this is extremely worrying. i was filled with dread last week about this and as i looked at this report and our local stats earlier today, i even more worried now. icu admissions have jumped, have doubled in the st. louis region. the community transmission levels are at an all-time high. missouri is flashing bright red in that distressing heat map that you referenced earlier. so things ahead are not looking good. we are extremely worried about the beginning of the school year and what that might what dangers that might bring with it. this is my no means over. i would appeal to the public once again. i think you quoted dr. walensky saying the war is evolving. that is an excellent statement to make because the confusion around you said one thing no