this is spreading into the parts of the country that have lagged in the context of this pandemic already, and so we have a responsibility to protect our healthcare system and the more we go out there, the higher the probability is that we get infected and potentially pass it on to somebody who might have a worse outcome than we might, hence filling up the hospitals, and so yes, it is an individual calculation, but all of us are actually in this together, and when i think about myself, i m waiting to get back to some of the things that i otherwise might enjoy like eating indoors in a restaurant until i know that the hospital system, my fellow healthcare workers, are not in a situation where i could be adding to their burden. let me ask you about this fight in virginia over mask mandates in schools. governor youngkin saying this should be up to the parents. we have covered school districts versus governors who want to put a ban on mandates. we all know that masks work. but is there any
i don t know how it came out of me but it did. laura: multiple school disrirkts districts are taken to court in virginia over mask mandates. you are not alone. i know parents throughout the country and virginia a cornerstone of these fights who are saying like you, i have to get involved now. there is no time to be silent. we should have done more 2 years ago. it seems like people understand they have a stake in this and they are in charge, not the school boards. the parents are in charge if they push it the right way. i agree. at this point, i feel like our board doesn t listen to us. we protest and go to rallies and