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doctor pierson, i will start with. you tell us what you see in the hospital when children get covid 19. thank you, zerlina. i see a mix. i see little kids under the age of one who often come in because they re having trouble breathing and they need oxygen. the other big group we see is teenagers. some of whom also have difficulty breathing and some of whom have had severe complications from covid. you said under the age of one. that is baby. that s babies, yes. it s gotten as young as a few weeks old. oh wow. so doctor pierce, and just a follow-up to that. are parents asking you already for the vaccine, for those young children, or any of the younger children that are coming in? not yet. a lot of parents have questions about the vaccine and general, though. most parents know that kids 12