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Inside the latest reporting on how rampant the spread of misinformation was on facebook leading up to the attack on the capitol. a discussion about the companys role around january 6th and what it could mean for its future. as congress discusses the spending bills, my question, which generation will be impacted the most. ruben gallego and i will talk about the bills and the senator representing the state he represents, kyrsten sinema. good news when it comes to the effectiveness of the covid...

Child vaccinated. the vaccinations and vaccines in question are highly, highly effective and safe. >> reporter: tuesday, an fda advisory committee is scheduled to meet to discuss authorization for the pfizer vaccine for kids 5 to 11. one fda adviser makes this promise. >> we will consider it, i promise you if we do have this discussion, to recommend giving this vaccine we would only do it to give it to our own children. the director of the cdc urging pregnant and nursing women to get vaccinated ...

Thats what the pfizer folks are excited about. they say theres a 90% effectiveness of their vaccine for kids in that age group, which is incredible. so they believe that if you look at the research that they released just yesterday that this should get pushed through, kids should start being able to get their vaccine. theyre talking about a needle thats much smaller than the ones used for adults and also only a third of the dose that they would normally give to adults, so the smaller the dose, t...

Events, and then asked which political party benefits from all of these disputes? the republicans or the democrats? here come the results. 89% say the gop. that is the correct answer. with close to 13,000 people taking the time to vote. ill leave the survey question up. keep voting. heres some of the social media reaction that came in. republicans benefit the most from the cancel culture narrative, they are hoping it riles up their base enough that they vote in droves at election time. matt, tha...

Tom costello has more. >> reporter: its a critical development for the 28 million 5 to 11-year-olds for the pfizer vaccine. pfizer says its nearly 91% effective for that age group. they will meet next week to consider getting its approval. >> plenty of children get seriously ill if you go to pediatric hospitals throughout the country. so though the incidence of severe disease is less, we still want to protect the children. >> reporter: meanwhile the cdc has cleared all vaccine booster shots. her...

Their effectiveness with time. some could be within the first two months, some win six months. boosters have shown une kwif kablly to increase the effectiveness of the vaccines upwards of 90%. if youve gone through two vaccinations, even one with johnson & johnson, getting a booster will definitely increase your chances of not getting ill. >> and in terms of who needs it, though, obviously there is clear guidance in the united states about this. but if people elsewhere are wondering, is there a ...

Intelligence community about their effectiveness. >> hypersonic missiles, now this? billions of dollars down a rat hole and the american people are the ones being surveilled. the media did have a role propping up faucis big lie. >> nothing brings up senator pauls propensity to act like an as the congressional appearance by fauci. >> from allies in congress and government offices in the media trying to make fauci a covid bogeyman. >> he keeps embarrassing himself. rand paul, stop it. you look lik...

Around 90% effective from protecting them from symptomatic infections. with me now is msnbc medical contributor dr. ven gupta, pulmonologist and affiliate professor. lets start with this pfizer vaccine study on kids. i know a lot of parents are going to be asking not just about the effectiveness of the shot but what the potential risks or side effects are for younger people. do we have any insight into that from this new study? >> good afternoon, garret. in fact we do. for everyone watching that...

Definition to change right away. but if we keep seeing a decline in the effectiveness of the vaccine over more time and for more people including and lower risk groups, thats when the public health guidance would change to say hey, its not only suggested you get a booster dose but to consider yourself fully protected, you need that extra dose. one more thing here, theres a huge difference for people that have gotten the first round of vaccines or gotten a booster, too. a huge difference in terms...

Would only be an option for someone who was terminally ill, mentally competent and in their final months of life. two independent doctors and a high courtjudge would have to assess each request. religious leaders and other critics of the bill are worried. the archbishop of canterbury, for example, says rather than accepting what he calls assisted suicide, we should aim to live in a society that assists people to live. theres no difference in us between compassion, it is our concern about the eff...