christina propst. she is a pediatrician at a private practice and a member of the american academy of pediatrics council on children and disasters. she is also a member of the texas pediatric society committee on infectious diseases and immunizations. dr. propst, thank you so much for being with us. can you start off by explaining what the derrick -- with the delta variant has to do with this increased number of children being hospitalized? why are they so vulnerable right now? dr. propst: right now, we are in an unfortunate situation where the delta virus prevalent. the delta variantf covid-19 is the prevalent circulating variant in this country. it is more easily transmissible and notably it is more easily transmissible to those who are unvaccinated. as 'm sure you and your listeners know, children under age 12 are currently still l -- still ineligible to be vaccinated agnst covid-19. they are currently our most vulnerable population, just as this highly transmsible varianis surging across the countr

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