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Antibodies against covid, as a result the company begins testing a three-dose regimen and believed that is the menlg minute the fda, the protocol the fda is expected to approve. >> the vaccine for children under 5 for all age groups in america. this would be a major milestone, this is how we continue to create a wall of protection around our children under 5, as we look to safeguard their health. >> reporter: many parents say they are relieved about this vaccine, others may not be as enthusiasti...

Say these vaccines get authorized by late february, if thats the case, the numbers for omicron, numbers for covid are going to look very different. were in the middle of an omicron peak right now but thats not going to be the case for forever. and i think the decision-making is also going to look different, too. look, at any point when vaccines are first authorized for any age group there are people who are the early adopters who cannot wait and would want any level of protection. but there are ...

Schools and what glenn youngkin is doing is giving the choice back to parents you can still mask your child but if you dont want to you dont have to by the grace of god children are less susceptible to covid that other age groups. it is all about choice in the need for choice in making your own decisions for both of these groups of people and the last thing i want to say scott gottlieb said something notable, he said as omicron stays we should be as forceful and removing restrictions as we were ...

Conferences. i wan to reiterate that the vaccines are highly effect and safe and effective and i urge everyone who is eligible, all eligible adults and teenagers, were still talking about the lower age groups and we know fas for a different time but should get vaccinated and boosted. it is your best protection against hospitalizations and deathch it is not a political issue. i think we should be square with the american people. two vaccines doan prevent you from getting omicron but they do preve...

Of them are fully vaccinated. compare that with the other age groups, the trick here might not just be getting the vaccine, but convincing parents to give it to children. that may be an even bigger hurdle. jim, bianna? >> this has been a major frustration from within the cdc. nonet nonetheless, good news this morning. elizabeth cohen, thank you. controversy over pandemic rules and restrictions has created such animosity in some school districts that more and more superintendents are resigning ...

Destructive and unjustified. of norah. >> odonnell: charlie dagata, thank you. turning now to covid. the c.d.c. said today that people who are not vaccinated are 97 times more likely to die from covid than those who are vaccinated and boosted. covid deaths remain at their highest level in nearly a year, and have now surpassed the worst day of the of autumn surge caused by the delta variant. nancy chen has more. >> reporter: today the white house said it will be ready to start distribution of pfi...

To make sure we have all the vaccines needed, all the boosters needed, all the masks needed, all the protections needed. >> this as statewide mask mandates are disappearing in states run by democrats. as for schools, the president still supports masks. he suggests there will be fewer mask requirements as the covid-19 vaccine is approved for more age groups. it is, of course, approved for all children in kindergarten and older. anderson cooper starts right now. we have a lot to get to tonight...

Stats. fully vaccinated. we already know among those fully vaccinated weve seen hesitancy among parents with children aged 5 to 11. only 22% of those children are fully vaccinated. teenagers, 56%, adults, 74%. theres already, dr. wen, some hesitancy, reluctance to get your shots in arms for kids 5 through 11. then look at the cases, right? if you look at the cases among children, still an alarming number. 800,000. dropping but still down. and if i look at cases by age, this is what is critical. ...

That caught my eye. it says some infectious disease experts have argued that the evidence is not convincing enough given that omicron cases are falling and young children are unlikely to get severely ill from the virus. so are they saying were not sure that we need to vaccinate this group at all? that is also a reason to wait? >> i think we have time. omicron cases are falling. as you get to the younger age groups, the risk of disease is smaller and smaller. theres children under the age of 5 th...

Use authorization of its vaccines means one of the nations youngest age groups will be eligible for shots possibly as soon as the end of this month. >> the second its available well be calling our pediatrician. >> reporter: conz preti has been anxiously waiting for a vaccine for her three-year-old son and two-year-old twins. >> i dont want to get too excited and then have to sort of continue living in this limbo. >> reporter: in december, pfizer announced that two doses of its vaccine did not pr...