with canceled or postponed games. and hospitals are seeing a surge in cases among children. not because omicron is uniquely targeting them but because we see children who are hospitalized because of covid or in the icu because of covid. they re all unvaccinated. they re unvaccinated, the parents are unvaccinated, the siblings are unvaccinated. reporter: that s why some medical professionals believe the reopening of schools, especially those with thorough covid safety measures, could reduce the spread among kids. although others are not convinced. i think that what we re going to see is once children go back to school within a week or two of schools opening is when we re going to see our highest numbers. reporter: that said, in new york city, where the cases are skyrocketing right now, officials say the bells will ring, the doors will open, and students will be expected back in class next week, and i imagine many school districts across the country will follow suit. alisyn?