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\"We need to protect our children, and make sure they stay healthy because this delta variant is affecting kids. This new delta variant is affecting vaccinated people as well,\" he said. \"It's everyone's choice, we're all adults, whether we want to get vaccinated or not. I'm not here to push that. I'm just asking you, begging you, if you're not vaccinated, to wear a mask wherever you go in public, even though it's not mandatory.\"

ABC News' Anne Flaherty contributed to this report.

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