an potentially connected to those texas lawmakers keeps rising. those democrats speaking in washington just now, republicans saying they have basically started their own super-spreader event. will cain with a reaction in just a moment. first, congressional correspondent chad pergram on capitol hill. there is a lot of covid going around these days. good afternoon. texas democrats, super-spreader s. they have tested positive after attending a reception with the texans last week. they have been skipping around washington, making their case for voting rights, but breakthrough infections with covid are stomping on their message. health concerns now consume the capitol. tv vaccinated, wear masks. house majority leader says
a mass regardless of vaccination status. the white house has said they do not expect to see mass guidance to change, saying that the science is showingshowing vaccie reliable. they have been trying to increase vaccinations against peasants and populations and curb at misinformation. the highlights from the hearing have been around covert origins. you are implying that what we did was responsible for the deaths of individuals. i totally reasoned that. this has been evaluated multiple times by qualified people to not fall under the gain of function definition. i have not lied before congress. i have never laid down a glide, certainly before congress, case closed. jerome adams has said that he and dr. fauci famously advised against wearing masks at the beginning of the pandemic, citing availability at the time
or executive orders now make it illegal to require masks to be worn in schools. some medical professionals say it could undo months of progress. we are likely to see further episodes of surges in the fall in the winter. so my advise is what happens depends on what the population does and how good we do and the rest of the country vaccinating people. and john, it is important that there is a large student population under 12 that are still not yet eligible to be vaccinated. thank you, john. charles watson for us and done what he. thanks, john. we are joined now by texas governor greg abbott. a lot to get you, including mask layering in schools. the american academy of pediatrics suggesting that kids as young as two years old should be masking up when they got back to school. what do you plan to tell people in your state? well, first, the set up, what you have all been talking about
in the supply shortage of masks. he has said that the cdc, committing a similar misstep. he says that they should be pushing vaccines and masks in places with rising caseloads until the numbers start to come down. sandra. sandra: all right, jacqui heinrich live on capitol hill for us. john: sandra, thank you. pediatricians calling for all children over the age of two to wear a mask when schools reopen in the fall, and that includes students who are vaccinated. the american academy of pediatrics making the recommendation which directly conflicts with cdc guidance, saying vaccinated americans can go without masks. charles watson is live in dunwoody, georgia, just outside of atlanta, not far from cdc headquarters. what have you got for us? well, this whole debate over whether masks should or should not be worn in schools has really turned into a complicated and confusing situation for people all over the country,
of mandate. especially for those who have already received a covid shot. there is absolutely no proven reason for them to wear a mask. there will be no mandates in texas schools about wearing masks, but as always, the people who are most responsible for the health of their children are the parents, and the parents have the right to make sure to make the choice about whether or not their child will be wearing a mask to school. sandra: it seems that there is so much thought put into just that aspect and not what happens to these kids. takes away from their socialization, ability to learn, heading into multiple years of this. i saw sort of a reaction to the rand paul-dr. fauci exchange. there was more that came from all of this, including this exchange with dr. fauci and the cdc director. it pertains to exactly what we re talking about right now. wearing masks in school in the