it doesn t care what your religion is. it don t care. reporter: geoff, in this state schools are banned from enforcing any type of mask mandate. you have politicians on both sides of the aisle who say they want to reconsider that or potentially reconsider that. i asked anthony, the dad there, i asked him, what does he think about this mask debate. he said he not only believes masks should be required but he thinks schools should go back to virtual learning. i said, is that different from what you would have said a month ago before your son was in the hospital? he said yeah, that s the case. seeing his child fight for his life in the hospital for the past three weeks completely changed his perspective. what you hear many doctors saying is they don t want other kids to feel that way, other parents to go through that. they re just asking for basic mitigation efforts as the state is dealing with the surge. shaq, it shouldn t have to get to this point. dr. adalja, on vaccines, kids 5
and after this, t not a joke. this coronavirus is serious. and it doesn t care, you know, if you re a child, an adult, it don t care what color you are, your religion. it don t care. reporter: you heard them both mention that it was the reality of being there in the hospital that really changed the entire perspective for them. and craig, to put this in context, the state of south carolina last week saw a record number of cases. a record number of hospitalizations. and despite that you still have an effective ban by the state legislatures on schools for forcing any mask mandate. politicians on both sides of the aisle at this point saying they want to reconsider that ban, but when you listen to the families, when you listen to the patients, you get a sense of why and how serious of an impact this delta variant is having not just on adults but also on kids who are fighting this virus. shaq, not to put you on the
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weeks. doctors there are seeing many children needing critical care. in chicago, bell loved dancing and was a member of the pom squad. she brought light into the room. reporter: but her family says she got covid in march, was hospitalized and went into cardiac arrest. her mom rushing to her side. all i could hear in my head, don t leave me, momma. don t leave me, momma. just stay with me. reporter: but her condition rapidly deteriorating. the high school junior passing away from complications from the virus. her mother tonight with a warning for other parents. this is not over. this virus is killing no age to it, no race to it, nothing. it don t care. reporter: more vaccines are starting to reach younger americans. 38 states opening vaccinations