it will likely be another dose of j&j >> the governor of texas, greg abbott, who has banned mask mandates he's tested positive he's in good health. he's not experiencing any symptoms so far. sources have told nbc news that the governor told people he also had received a booster he's going to get the regeneron antibody treatment can you break down not just the effectiveness of the booster but where this antibody treatment plays a role here? >> carl, it's interesting. the governor would be high risk based on his age, his medical history. i'm not privy to necessarily, but if you were to have a high risk condition like diabetes, for example, that would add further to his risk profile. because of his age he's considered high risk what we do know is that the indications for these monoclonal antibodies have expanded since president trump received it a year ago this is very much in line with he's exposed now let's give him this cocktail to protect any progression. zooming back, this is an opportunity for governor abbott to pivot on messaging to double down and say to everybody who's unvaccinated

the texas governor greg abbott issuing the executive order that banned mask mandates, but the sueme court last week temporarily allows that, allows school districts to enact their own measures the superintendent told me he is confident, as of right now they have the practices in place to keep in-person learning a reality. >> i think the normalcy we want to see in our city, in our county, is dependent on ensuring that we do you're part our focus is to ensure our students, staff and community beyond our students and staff are safe. >> reporter: while there's certainly a lot of excitement about students going back to the classroom, there's a fair amount of caution as well just up the road in the city of conner, more than 1400 students are currently in quarantine or isolation after testing positive or showing symptoms. with the pfizer approval by the fda for its vaccine, i posed the question -- would you consider following in the footsteps of new york city? he says he's certainly aware of that decision, but as of right now, that discussion is not ongoing here in texas. >> morgan, thanks. >>>

masks , he is full >> m meanwhile, texas governor greg abbott has banned mandates for masks and vaccines, he is fully vaccinated, not experiencing any symptoms so far and told nbc news that the governor told people he also received a booster he's going to get the regeneron antibody treatment can you break down not just the effectiveness of the boosters but where this antibody treatment plays a role here? >> it's interesting. the governor would be high risk based on his age, his medical history. i'm not privy to necessarily, but if you were to have a high-risk condition like diabetes, for example, that would add further to his risk profile. because of his age, he's considered high risk what we do know is that indications for these monoclonal antibodies have expanded from when president trump received it about a year ago this is very much in line of he has been exposed he tested positive, to prevent any progression of the disease let's give him this cocktail we think that will be effective at reducing any chance of complication zooming back, this is an opportunity for governor abbotta to p

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the texas governor greg abbott issuing that executive order that banned mask mandates but the supreme court last week at least temporarily halting that allowing districts just like houston the chance to essentially enact their own safety measures for students and the superintendent told me that he is confident as of right now that they have the practices in place to keep in-person learning a reality. >> i think the kind of normalcy that we want to see in our city, in our county is dependent on ensuring that we do our part our focus ask to ensure that our students, staff and community beyond our students and staff are safe. >> reporter: and while there's certainly a lot of excitement about students being able to go back to the classroom in houston there is a fair amount of caution as well. just up the road more than 1,400 students are in quarantine or rice lags after testing positive or showing symptoms of covid-19. with the pfizer approval by the fda for its vaccine i posed the request he to the superintendent here would you consider following in the footsteps of new york city to mand

schools reopen in the coming weeks it joins a growing number of districts in the state defying governor greg abbott's order banning such measures. in ochocinco city public schools will make both students and teachers mask up, vaccinated or not. it is the first district to go against the state's law blocking mask requirements in schools and in mississippi where many students return to the classroom this month, some schools have already switched back to remote learning because of covid outbreaks there. more than 4,000 students quarantining there right now still, when it comes to mandating masks, the governor says he's not budging. nbc's ellison barber is in hat tisberg. >> reporter: lamar county school district has the highest number of positive covid cases of any school district in the state of mississippi. 281 positive cases outbreaks forced them to close two schools in this district and move those students to an entirely virtual schedule until next week. they've temporarily enacted a mask mandate for those still in classes. mississippi chapter of the american academy of pediatrics wants the

our kids suffered enough >> greg obbot of texas and governor desantis banned masks and vaccine mandates arguing people should have the right to choose the secretary has calls out to the governor and wants to work with them. we have team work. morgan chesky and catie beck >> reporter: public school students headed back to the classroom under mask mandates indoors, the same as the city of atlanta but not the same as the state of georgia mixed messages on whether people should wear masks indoors or inside schools ten miles outside flof atlanta they have the option but here it is a mandate there was a lot of enthusiasm they are seeing it as an opportunity after 18 months of virtual learning they are able to have students learn in-person with a safety precaution in place and the superintendent is feeling energized by having kids coming back to the classroom and has been preparing for this and feels like she will be able to be flexible because you can't control the virus and only do your best to protect it. >> we have a responsibility to pivot as we observe the rise in the delta variant. we a

texas governor greg abbott and south carolina senator lindsey graham recently testing positive >>> remember these plastic barriers that lots of businesses, schools, restaurants put up to protect against covid? it turns out they may not do much and, in fact, they could make things even worse. new research suggests the plastic shields can disrupt normal air flow and ventilation and in some instances the barriers may actually redirect germs and viruses, clustering them and redirecting them to other workers or classmates. let's turn to an anesthesiologist and senior health consultant and chairman of the covid sports and society work group doctor, thanks so much for being with us. should schools and businesses give up on these barriers and put all their money into better ventilation? >> thanks for having me, tyler i think it's a really important question that you're ask ing. and i think the main thing here to remember is that plastic barriers were used in situations in tokyo at the lolympics in th cafeteria, but they're a very small part of where we should be investing our infrastructure and our

just last hour the texas governor, greg abbott, whose banned mask requirement said texas will bring in health care workers from out of state, postpone elective surgeries and ramp up vaccination clinics. all to try to slow the covid delta surge there. these are scenes we haven't seen since the height of the pandemic last year and they're happening because of a lack of vaccinations as local officials debate how to safely get kids back to school and keep them there. in florida, the governor ron desantis, is now threatening to withhold the salaries of superintendents and school board members who impose mask requirements the governor has said it's up to parents to decide whether kids wear their masks and he's banned mask mandates. in tallahassee is vaughn hillyard >> reporter: shep, you're talking about more than 100 million americans remain unvaccinated, you see 13,000 plus hospitalizations here in florida in a single day. more than 23,000 cases in florida. that is met with the reality that students here in florida are heading back to school but also in georgia, in arizona these students,

newspaper reports in some instances patients have waited hours to get much needed care the texas governor, greg abbott, just announced he's sending 2,500 more relief workers to support overwhelmed hospitals and nursing homes in hard hit areas across this state. >>> afghanistan in crisis. president biden promising to hunt down the people responsible for the deadly attack on u.s. service members and crowds of afghans today at the kabul airport. we just learned this hour of a 13th u.s. service member who died many were marines. one was a navy medic 18 others service members were injured. two suicide bombers and a group of isis gunmen carried out the attack in fact, isis-k has now taken responsibility one bomb exploded at the abbey gate as its called outside the airport. afghans have been flocking to that very gate every day hoping to get a flight out of that country. gunmen opened fire on the crowds there and another bomb went off in the near by hotel less than a mile from the airport. at least 60 afghans died and more than 140 were hurt according to local reports speaking to nbc news earlier toda

we know the executive order from greg anti-said school districts could not issue their own mask mandates however, defying that, we're seeing dallas school district, austin school district, and others around the state doing that exact thing and this is one summit's explanation. >> we're asking people to be kind but be firm we'll do some progressive discipline we'll ask them to leave. >> for months now we've heard from governor abbott say should the district violate his order, they could be risking a fine and risk losing state funding. as of right now, there is no move against this decision by the governor or his office >> thanks. dr. scott gottlieb do you see a scenario where the virus forces them to go fully remote this school year? >> unfortunately it's possible specially if you go into this school year without the mitigation we had last year. we can't expect to have less measures implemented in terms of trying to control the infection in schools and expect the same result in terms of keeping the infection at bay so masks are one option, one tool schools should be looking at there are o