like why why even risk it on them reporter: university of indiana sociologist looked into the underlying factors with a group of 80 moms from different backgrounds. were you surprised by how many parents in your group are vaccinated themselves but aren t going to get their kids vaccinated right away? absolutely. yes. and that s something they heard throughout the pandemic, that kids are going to be okay so they re more willing to take that chance. reporter: and the message of social responsibility is not resonating. that s one of the big problems here, is that we have a model of public health in the u.s. that is very focussed on individual risk and individual responsibility with vaccines, we need as many people to be vaccinated as possible to protect those that can t get vaccinated. reporter: the other issue, she says, is covid news fatigue. one mom told me she s just putting her head in the sand she s just tired of all the information. reporter: if they aren t listening,
the goal. we can use those shots more effectively. because you knownoeknow what pr us all? getting us all vaccinated, not a booster shot. meantime the state of california begins its booster campaign next week with officials saying they are ready to give 2.5 million shots every month. new covid-19 data shows an exponential growth in cases among children in the u.s. the american academy of pediatrics says infections among children skyrocketed 240% since july with nearly 500,000 cases in the past two weeks. children with covid-19 account for nearly 30% of all cases in the country with no date yet on when they may be eligible for vaccines. officials in orange county, florida announced the county s first covid death in a child less than a year old on monday. florida is in the midst of an
purifiers and vaccine mandates for teachers and staff, porter is confident schools are safe. despite all of that, there are nervous parents. how do you reassure them it s safe to send them back to school? i think what is important is where we agree. we all agree the best learning happens in person between students and teachers and we have done the work to get our building safe to get them ready. reporter: still, some concerned parents marched to demand remote learning option on sunday. love you. have a great day. reporter: daniel cohen has mixed emotions about sending his nine-year-old son back to class. a sense of relief but mixed with apprehension. we don t know what the delta variant is going to bring for this school. reporter: today, the american academy of pediatrics reported more than 240,000 new cases last week the second highest total since the pandemic began. and since reopening this year, covid outbreaks have forced nearly 1,700 schools nationwide to close.
reporter: the governor of new york right now is in this neighborhood touring the damage, talking to families. one of the concerns she has heard and that we ve heard throughout the day are families with young school-aged children who are about to start school under these conditions, norah. o donnell: mola lenghi, thank you so much. and we want to turn now to the coronavirus pandemic, because we learned today that president biden on thursday, will unveil a new six-point plan to fight the virus, this as the u.s. has hit a staggering milestone of more than 40 million confirmed coronavirus cases. now, the number of americans being treated in hospitals is more than triple what it was last september. cbs david begnaud goes in depth tonight. reporter: today, the american academy of pediatrics reported the most covid cases among children since the pandemic started, more than 250,000 last week. that topped the 200,000 cases reported the week before. texas hit a record for pediatric covid