Good morning. Welcome to Axios today. It's Wednesday, July 21st. I'm Nyla Budu. Here's

what you need to know today. Finding housing for reunited migrant families. Plus, fall

out from the world's first atomic bomb, 76 years later. But first, today's one big thing,

the latest on kids in COVID.

As the Delta variant spreads and COVID safety measures loosen across much of the country,

many are starting to think about the fall and how kids will stay safe when they return

to crowded classrooms. Marisa Fernandez is one of Axios' healthcare reporters and

is here to catch us up on the latest with young kids in COVID. Hey, Marisa. Good morning.

I think the biggest question that parents have is when can we expect COVID vaccines to

be available for children under 12?

Right. There's a lot going on in this space. Pfizer and Moderna are very, very close to

releasing the data between 11 and five year olds. And then the cohorts younger than

that will come shortly after. So five to two and two and younger. But what we're seeing

is that the data could come as early as September. And the companies have confirmed that they

will file for emergency use authorization with the FDA very shortly after. It could be

as soon as the fall or we could be, you know, pretty much before the holiday season.

Earlier this week, the American Academy of Pediatrics did release some guidance for schools

reopening, assuming I'm that there isn't a vaccine yet. What are these updated guidelines?

So the AAP essentially released the statement taking a more firm position than the CDC on

in-person schooling. So they're recommending that people over the age of two wear masks

regardless of vaccination status. Essentially why the AAP decided to do that is that there

are still a significant proportion of the student population that is still not eligible to

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