>> good afternoon. i am liz. you are watching getting answers live here on abc. thanks for joining us. this is where we ask your quests dave at 3 to get answer force yu in real-time. we have awards winning offer and she is going to explain to h hoo talk to our gid kidds about schl shooting and talk to a school walkout today to honor the lives lost in the tragedy. r,joocining. let's see if we can bring you case rates are way up in the bay

area as you know. local health officials are noteletting us to mask up again. what roecom dmend? >> well, liz, it depend hones yu who are. personally speaking, i always cy my mask around. look i do an umbrella when it is run a ny and not sure it is goig to rain. i think is most important if you are older and 60 and never got d booster and immuno come plo nicd or unvaccinate and never exposer if you live with those folks who may want to be a little bit more careful? right. the new york times is reporting that people 65 and oller are dyg at higher rates despite high vaccination rates in that age gp and has the vaccination stopped working in some cases? >> no, i think, think, what the secret is that the booster, the first booster is really importa. when you look at the death rate, sure, the group over 65 is increasing due to omicron but

generally unboosted more than 7% of the deaths did in over 65 hae not received one booster shot. >> i see. so should we expect new vaccines will be developed did against omicron in the varans in the cog months or years? >> well yeah. we need version 2.0 of the vacce because even though they are rey good at presenting hospitalizatn and ultimately deaths, right no, particularly if you have gotten boosted, they are not great at preventing infection, as the vis evolves that pike protein is looking different. >> so i think a lot of people ae seeing so many people get covid right now, then they are questioning whether or not the booster hens or even the second booster, that is really going to help my neighbor for instance na second booster are few weeks ago then this week he tested positie for covid. >> well, that is definitely, you know, understandable that people

kneel way. then again. think what you are seeing is a very, very highly transmissible subvariant and we have 4 secondn the waste water and waiting to emerge but ultimately, they are doing pretty well because of the vaccines in ethough they are not quite as good as spring infecti. i would say that, i would say tt vaccinance recent vaccines still protect against infection and nt 100%, about, you know, 2-1 basically if you have gotten vaccinated which is not and get doing breakthrough infection. >> so, so speaking of that pandc pra teeing. that we snowman ny people have right now. it is a combination of things? and it sounds like broken record but it is not one size fits all. it is a combination of topping f

the vaccine and antibodies, usia good quality mask like woe spoke about and bringing back testings as way to make family reunions r gathering safer and ultimately d if you get infected having a pln of what you are going to do andi always tell people and patientso think about the plan so who is going to prescribe it. where do you get it? do you have drug interactions tn doing the homework is going to p you with a i lot of heartache ar the infection? >> well, do you recommend that people get after they are seeing the reinfections happening? >> oh, yeah. definitely. the reinfections are not the majority of cases even though l getting a lot of plans. as humans we are wired to hear e antidotes of the strange things then see, my own experience, probably, probably prescribed me than 95% of people with very, vy good outcomes then maybe 5%, 5%f

them may have like rebond but everybody gets better. nobody is worse the rebound then before and it helps rather than hurts. a right. so let's talk about long covid. it seems like that is really big unknown right now. there is a sense of how many pee who get covid are now getting lg covid? >> well, we know that, you known the before vaccine era andz wit% of people would get chronic symptoms but not all the chronic symptoms are the same in fact se people believe that long covid, what we call long covid is actuy multiple different processes ano some people may have the brain , some people may have a chronic cough, and some people may be debilitated by fatigue so i thik it is different strokes for different folks but it is about% and about you know, you have, yu have protection in about 50% by getting the vaccines when you go

back to the studies, it is how g does that virus stick in your bloodstream? so if you are will get vaccinatd and going to get kicked up and getting although not proven yetd chances are that you are not gog to get long covid to risk and yu will minimize the risk and kickt that virus out of the bloodstre. >> i was going to ask you who is most at risk of getting long cod in a don't know if it is men or women and sounds look you are saying if you are vaccinated you have a better chance of not getg it? yeah. yeah. people are risk of getting long covid and equal opportunity dise in general but those at higher risks include people unvaccinatd and people who, then, women, actually, have a hire risk of lg covid compared to machine. part of it may be genetics where the, where the coating her to gs for the inflammatory response recede they usually hang out one

x chromosome because women two e x's and tend to have a little bt more immune response and that is probably like a dysfunctional immune response and leading to e symptoms. a interesting. not just speak of long covid bui had it a few weekss ago now comparing my symptom os other people's symptoms just fascinatg how they vary from person-to-pen and really no one person is the same covid as another person. >> yes. that is why i don't think, i me, if we can avoid getting it. it is probably boater reduce the chances because with you don't w how it will cytovene. are right. liz. i mean. one colleague of mine for examp, couldn't do anything she is vaccinated and boosted during hr covid episode and better now and everything. but then, there are other people who have axe laly no symptoms or problems wilt. >> so, withs' go around brieflyo talk about a few other medical issues going on. the growing concern around monkeypox here in the u.s. we only got about ten case heren

the country. none deadly. then, about 250 worldwide and te world health organization has sd it is now concerned about as gll bandung at what point do you thk we should be work youred? >> i think, i think you know, as more case continue to accrue, rt now, i am not that worried. i don't think we'll every get to that point of being worried buts people come up with days in exponential way, that is when we get worried. but then again, monkeypox is not trying to in fek humans. it is really trying to find dros and not really a human disease. so i don't think it is really gg to have a lot of in the human population unless it is evolved which is another possibility as well. >> all right. well, that is good know. because i know so many people ae like, i can even talk about it right now if you are two hours f covid.

don't tell me monkey box, but gd fors to be inform and good to kw we don't have to be too concern. then i want to talk to but the s of a possible link between trau buyers and hepatitis-a. outbreak there. the link could be from organic strawberries. think i people of being organics being healthier and safer. what do you know who this? >> yeah. 17 cases most of them, actuallyn california, there is lass few cs in canada. and gain, the strawberries thate effective are not all organic su ber bris the ones until april 2h sore, so the folks have saw thee strawberries in their freezer ad they come from, you know, the manufacturer's listed and i thi, i think, fresh eb, it is one, is a couple of them. if you have to be worried. am not stopping eating any orgac strawberries they taste better o me and seems to be isolated eve.

i think people justs have to wah out for some of the warning sig. not really put a a barb on orgac vegetables because of this outbreak. >> good know. i am happy to hear that base had good strawberry over the merge r why you will day weekend so good know. dr. peter chin-hong thanks some. >> thank you. >> all right. well be a ruing back with the eighth grader who organized a school walkout in trub butte to fellow students killed in last week's mass

>> welcome back. joining us right now is eighth grader in pleasantton who organd

a walkout and protests at her school today and thank you for joining us. >> it pleasure to be here. yeah, thank you. how did this event go? do you think people are hearing your message? >> you oh, i think so. i am really excited to have an opportunity to do this and i thk it is a great that a lot of my fellow students came out a tudtm an. >> yeah. we razz showing video we had the chopper flying overhead of the protests today so showing video that now from sky 7 why did you decide to plan this event? >> well, um, well, what i was, n i was looking around the room wh my english class the second we t the news there were multitude of reactions then i saw one kid an. saw another kid crying. another kid who was completely t jaded and all of these feelings have very valid for anyone watcg this. but it is disturbing to know tht this is the new norm.

and, that scares me a lot becaue if this is the new normal now, n what says for our future? >> axley. so well said. so, tell me about how organize ? you got the idea from looking ae video of your event it looks lie you had students from all grades attending today. u know, when i got the news i started brainstorming then firsi was going to wrote a letter to e local congressman, and, and the, then i got the idea because the, iana that the chance of that wea lot more slim so decided i needa bigger audience then people whoe going to read that letter so th, me and a couple of friends and e decided to arrange a walkout th, then, we called everyone to go though event. are you calling snore what is message want to get out there? >> we want more gun control. we demand it now. and, we are scared to go to sch. for a flays we are supposed to e

educated and a calming environm. we are scared that maybe tomorrw her to day off, someones going o dom the school and we are goingo be experience events like those children in texas. yeah. you know, it is so sad to say t, but you are part of what some people call the lockdown generation. do you remember how young you we or what age you first learned at school shootings? >> you know, um, i was around, i would say, eight i would say. you know? when i was around eight, i remer there was, there was school shooting in ucla. my uncle works there. it was really scared out of my mind. i would say. i don't. that is how i learned that something that this is a possibility that something realy dangerous like this and and i wl never forget the feeling of like watching my aunt do a news interview like this and and i wl

never never forget the feeling f like, being scared because i, i don't think my parents toll me t the time when i it was happening but after this i got really sca. >> absolutely. >> and yeah. it is scary for me i can't maimn to be agent year old hearing abt this. curious. do you do lockdowns. you have grown up doing lockdows in your school school lockdown drills. we have dean bunch of lockdown drills typically, we over the p. system, someone would say, this is a drill lock jun ad hide in the corner of this classroom. >> so people who feel helpful right now. you can write the learnt go to a tests and they feel like nothins going to change. what do you want to tell them? i want to say, that have faith. have hope. and whenever, be be be the chane you want to seen this world bece whenever you are feeling helples then, another the best way to ce

with that is to you know, actuay do something about it. take control of your situation. because, from people with diffet background and different situations, you know what is ri. should deal with what is right. >> you are so well-spoken for -t is yindable to hear from you. you think i am one of these peoe now who is feeling helpless so u are inspiring me in this interv. what is next for you? you planned this successful protest. do you know what is next for yo? >> you oh, that is a good quo actually. was thinking that maybe i could expand social media platform toy and grow into a group of activis that will be on the topic and ul this is solved and to all the vr throughout never going to stop working on this until it is sold because we all deserve to be sae and deserve to learn without the fear of getting shot. >> ayana hasan thanks so much fr joining us. we aprush ate. i know you are going to be featd on the news late the evening as

blt. we have them interviewing you ad excited to see that story. thank you. keep doing the work you are dn doing. abilities a difference. thank you. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> all right. so good to see young people leag the way lake that. right? we are going to be right back wh author with how to talk to your children about the mass shootinn to extext. stick

well college. >> welcome back. it is scary for both parent andd and all of us. advice is way awd winning author of this happiness workbook for kids. welcome thanks fog peer. >> let's get to it. will see you in a second. good to sue. so, how do you have that conversation about school shoots with your kids? >> a tough one.

a dutch rent conversation as preschooler than a 15-year-old child sew you within know who wh what you know. what have you heard? right. a lot of kids are coming home wh questions and talk about a different conference and how dou talk about that a young 5-year-d child that is hearing about it n the us? >> yeah. for young child you want to focs on your child meaning if they ae anxious or worried we don't wano turn it up and want to be age appropriates san honest so you might ask what have you heard. all right. nonshift it to the school and do drills to do things to coop you safe for older childation little bit different and more complicad

and want them to feel like you e not taken advantage. a young person taking action whn they feel this way. so talk to kids about safety and the concerns around safety. what us as addles are doing to p them safe and knowing it is ongg discussion to talk about what tr school is doing and personal safety, right. or ways to make noises you want them to feeling as safe as posse and then, also let them know and behinds them and doing everythig that you can and will continue o

work with everyone you need to k with to ensure your place of scl and wherever work you can contie to create saver world. right because of this maybe havg nightmares and then, what are se of the things you doon to comfot your kids the biggest thing is about calming tools and wrote te workbook for kids and calm then unplugging and going for walks o take deep breaths and try things that work for your nam fallenlyd talking about this moment answer time and fools they can use and thing force their emotional toox and so one child may feel caller machined feel calm and help them feel calm so they can feel loweg

much of the stress and give them the tools they need that is goig to help them in this moment. right. i have a friend who said that hr young children asked her after e shooting if ashooting could hapn at their schools and these are e or six-year-old kids how would u recommend parent be re pond to that. focusing on what is in your conl and not be dishonest but want to assure them we have done everytg we can and continue to talk to e school administration and then keeping it as safe as possible a likelihood is not very likely ad doing these additional things to keep you safe. but you know, there are people whole are unhealthy and this was young child and say the person s very sick and unhealthy if you r see anyone who is not well and their brain is unhealthy need tk to us about that you know. it opens the dialogue you want

them to come to. you right. broadly speaking we are seeing o many children with anxiety now y do you think that is. what are some ways that kids can work through that. a great question and we have a world that there is financial stressors and we are not out yen a recognize that children who ae anxious and intelligent kids and kids who see things happening so we'll make sure they are receivg age appropriate information andt is hard and makes our live and a little bit more and it is import to have tools for calming and destressing and dally basis not just once in a while and the moe we kang have at home to help thm feel safe and secure and think something different to feel call comer is important because theyn

empowered to do something and bg themselves back to center so yoo i we make choices they are usuay when we are not calm so help kis learn how to low are their stres and think about what is my next best choice. i have 30 seconds to talk aboute happiness and whan are actives u have included in there sure the happiness be a how it work withs and what to do with them and pointing them toward happiness because we want kids that have a foundation all right you wrote emotionally healthy child thanko much for being here and talkings through this and very, very challenge and i am not a parentt i would not want to be having ts conversation with my kids now. it is a tough one. thank you for the in sight. thanks for having me. >> all right. thank. all right stick with us. well he be a right back but firt we want to give a remooner the golden state warriors are back n

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you at 4:00 have a great day. tonight, one week later, what we've now learned about that horrific school shooting in uvalde. tonight, the children and their calls to 911. the gunman in their classroom. the audio, what appears to be the dispatcher signaling that children in the room are calling for help. it all comes as the funerals now begin one week after 19 children and two teachers were killed. border patrol agents today back at that school one week later. this time, paying their respects. and tonight, abc news obtaining video and audio from outside the school as the attack was still unfolding. children escaping through windows. and what appears to be a 911 dispatcher telling police they are receiving calls from children trapped with the gunman inside their classroom. >> child is advisin