talaat? dr. talaat: i completely agree. in states where the mandates are tighter for kids to go to school and they have you or vaccinations -- fewer exemptions, the vaccinations are higher. it is a great tool in making sure kids are vaccinated. jonathan: dr. kawsar talaat is a health expert at the johns hopkins university and dr. james perrin is the former president of the american academy of pediatrics. thank you both very much for coming to "the washington post alive -- "the washington post live." jonathan: thanks for joining us, i am jonathan caphart. look at what interviews we have next week, go to washingtonpost .com. i will see you next week. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including cox. >> cox is committed to providing affordable internet through our program, bridging the digital divide. we are engaged to connect. >> cox supports c-span as a public service along with these other television providers, giving a front-row seat to democracy. on washi

talaat? dr. talaat: i completely agree. in states where the mandates are tighter for kids to go to school and they have you or vaccinations -- fewer exemptions, the vaccinations are higher. it is a great tool in making sure kids are vaccinated. jonathan: dr. kawsar talaat is a health expert at the johns hopkins university and dr. james perrin is the former president of the american academy of pediatrics. thank you both very much for coming to "the washington post alive -- "the washington post live." jonathan: thanks for joining us, i am jonathan caphart. look at what interviews we have next week, go to washingtonpost .com. i will see you next week. >> i, porter governor ron desantis against a series of speeches. watch beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> book to be every sunday on c-span2 features leading authors reading their latest nonfiction books. on tuesday, a conversation with the author of the some of us. and george packer. and an author of between the lines, a combination of interviews on the new york city s

talaat? dr. talaat: i completely agree.ates where the mandates are tighter for kids to go to school and they have you or vaccinations -- fewer exemptions, the vaccinations are higher. it is a great tool in making sure kids are vaccinated. jonathan: dr. kawsar talaat is a health expert at the johns hopkins university and dr. james perrin is the former president of the american academy of pediatrics. thank you both very much for coming to "the washington post alive -- "the washington post live." jonathan: thanks for joining us, i am jonathan caphart. look at what interviews we have next week, go to washingtonpost .com. i will see you next week. thank you again for tuning in. >> former defense and national security officials discuss efforts to combat disinformation . live coverage from the american enterprise institute begins at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or full coverage on c-span now, our video app. the group climate power, made of progressive and democratic activists holds a news conference about cli

talaat, your view on that? dr. talaat: i agree that eliminating poverty would make a huge difference. also, just making sure everybody has the same access to health care. for example, there are places in our country that are vaccine deserts where you cannot go 15 minutes to get your vaccine. making sure everybody, including in rural areas and urban areas has the same access to health care. jonathan: we actually have any audience question for you, dr. talaat. how can we best get kids engaged with their own health care earlier? dr. talaat: it is important to talk to them when they go to the pediatrician about why they go to the pediatrician. talk to them about smarter choices and healthy choices. >> if we have chronic diseases, my daughter has asthma, get them involved in managing their health care and taking-- and being responsible for their medications as soon as they're able to do that. and thinking that would go a long way to getting them involved in their own health care and also, to talk to them about the healt