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Appears to be moving forward youll forgive the question from a lay person why wasnt the j&j shot to injections originally why just one for that formulation yes brian i think its different technology in that vaccine the initial studies actually did show very good protection against infection and consistent against hospitalisation so the gamble here was not knowing we are living in were learning about these technologies in vaccines as the months go by the goal is to make the vaccine that would sim...

Reporting for the book and just having calls with republicans recently. >> doctor, over to you and lets talk about j&j. i think everyone greeted it as good news today that a booster appears to be moving forward. you will forgive the question from a layperson. why wasnt the j&j two injections originally? why just one for that formulation? >> yeah. brian, i think that theres a different technology of the mrna vaccine and the initial studies did show very good protection against infection and consi...

She says, quote, we know from our vast experience with other pediatric vaccines that children are not small adults, and we will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of clinical trial data submitted in support of the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine used in a younger pediatric population, which may need a different dosage or formulation, so i ask you, are there bona fide exceptions, doctor, and for those children who cannot get the covid vaccine, how can parents protect them? >> yes, absolut...

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Government has to stick the landing. they have to get the messaging right. they have to drive home the point. this is a different formulation. its roughly a third of the adult dose. parents need to know and need to be confident when they send their children forward for the shot. what is your best guess timeframe as to when that might happen? >> we have heard that pfizer has the data and they are submitting it to the fda and then the fda as we have seen does take matters of urgency into play as t...

Different formulation. it is almost -- its one-third of the dose were giving to the rest of the population. >> reporter: in new york state, deadline day for medical workers, thousands still havent gotten the shot. the staff shortage looms. >> i will be signing an executive order to give me the emergency powers necessary to address the shortages where they occur. thats going to allow me to deploy the national guard who are medically trained. >> when youre wearing a mask, youre blocking your oxyge...

In our health lead, tens of thousands of new york health care workers could lose their jobs by the end of today if they do not meet the states vaccine mandate of at least one dose. teachers in new york city also had the deadline today to get vae vaccinated but a federal judge blocked it. as for the kids in those classrooms, theres some good news there. kids under 12 could have their first dose okayed by the fda just in time for trick-or-treating. >> covid-19 vaccines for kids could be coming ver...

Vulnerable to getting infected through the delta wave. >> pfizer is ready to ask the fda to authorize use in children 5 to 11. pfizer ceo said they will be submitting data within days not weeks. the fda will then review the data. if they authorize it, they will determine whether it should be recommended for young children. >> if they approve it, we will be ready with our manufacturing to provide this new formulation of the vaccine because the vaccine that the kids will receive, which is 5 to 11,...

Mary dollman got hers in wisconsin. >> im really grateful to have the opportunity to get the booster. the over-65 category let me in today. >> reporter: when it comes to children, pfizers ceo saying today the company plans to submit data to the fda in just days that shows their shot is safe for kids 5 to 11. >> if they approve it, we will be ready with our manufacturing to provide this new formulation of the vaccine. its one-third of the dose that we are giving to the rest of the population. >> ...

Of the vaccine because the vaccine that the kids will receive, which is 5 to 11, it is a different formulation. it is almost -- not almost. its one-third of the dose that we are giving to the rest of the population. >> of course as more americans get vaccinated, the country will move closer to herd immunity. but according to the cdc, only a little more than 55% of the total u.s. population is now fully vaccinated. the cdc says adequate rates of vaccination could help prevent the rise of new covi...