maura barrett in memphis for us. maura, thank you. let me bring in dr.nahid bhadelia, infectious disease specialist, msnbc contributor. dr. bhadelia, i was going to start with a different question. but 7 1/2% of those that are eligible have gotten the vaccine among -- between 12 and 18. that's a disaster. i'm curious, are we tracking the vaccine status of the parents of children that have been hospitalized? >> i have not seen that, the studies, household contact is what you're really looking for, how did kids get sick that are hospitalized. i have not seen those studies. what you are seeing is that this is a highly transmissible variant and so more kids are getting infected. and even if the percentage of kids who may be unvaccinated that get hospitalized might be smaller than a vulnerable high-risk adult who's unvaccinated getting hospitalized, but the sheer number of kids who are now vulnerable who are unvaccinated who are getting sick is increasing the percentage of people, percentage of kids who actually end up in the hospital. and add to that anecdot

let's check in with nbc's maura barrett. fair where kids are soaking up the last bit of summer before they go back to school in two weeks. some of their parents are concerned about crowds like these and that they're around other kids so closely in the classrooms and the hallways especially if vaccinations aren't reported and masks aren't required. back to you. >> dr. hotez, what's the answer there? >> the answer is this is going to be a huge issue. if we were really serious about doing everything we can to get our kids through the fall school year, what we would be doing is having universal mask mandates for everyone in the school and universal mandates for everyone over the age of 12. if we could do that there's a chance that we could get many kids through the fall year and have them have a productive school year and a safe school year, but with this level of virus transmission and this force of infection especially in the south and it's creeping up into the midwest and illinois, ohio and indiana and it could be in many oth

nbc's maura barrett has more. >> reporter: 3.6 million americans say they will likely have to leave theirto eviction. >> we call eviction the scarlet "e," because when a family faces an eviction people who face an eviction are then often barred from getting access to housing, to jobs, or to loans. as they, you know, recover from the experience of an eviction. >> reporter: but if you do find yourself with an eviction notice on your door, no matter where you are, experts all agree -- >> the number one thing you can do is find an attorney. the more you can get that advice, i think the better. because these processes can move quickly. there's a lot of complicated paperwork. if you're doing it for the first time, it's likely you can make a mistake. so talk to that attorney and get that advice. >> reporter: you can go to your local federal legal services office. they're usually free or they may refer you to a nonprofit legal provider for eviction cases. when you go, it's important to bring the receipts. documenting everything you can. if you can take photos of any interactions you have with you

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