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Hesitancy, people in the population that were talking about if, there are a four booster vaccine will probably take it. but it does now cause people to pause, if i got one johnson & johnson and theyre going to approve a second one is a booster. do i do that, or id try to wait to figure out if i should just take a pfizer or moderna shot? >> i think they picture that you are still very well protected. ive got this very same question from people i know whove gotten a single johnson & johnson, shoul...

Or pfizer one? the panel heard some groundbreaking data from the nih on that exact question, the studies show that people who got initial shot of johnson & johnson, saw the biggest immune response when they got a moderna booster shot, of pfizer booster shot was second best providing a big jump in antibody levels, but a second shot of johnson & johnson vaccine resulted in the lowest increase in antibody levels. the panel did not vote today on whether or not to recommend mixing and matching vaccin...

Kids. lawrence jones says if you have children, you get to stay. >> yes. absolutely. ainsley: thank you, tom. brian: tom, great reporting. no one has that information. ainsley: 7:30 on the east coast. american residence still strapped over there in afghanistan as they are hiding from the taliban. groups like the task force pineapple are working nonstop to go and get them and bring them home. the leader of that group scott mann gives an update on that mission. steve: it pfizer announces a small d...

Appropriate efficacy in children with a dose and a vaccine thats going to be hopefully much more tolerable given reluctance of some parents to use a vaccine in children. so hopefully if you have a more tolerable vaccine thats going to inspire more people to feel comfortable using t pfizer will be in a position to file with the fda within a matter of days, the data package from this clinical trial, the fda has said that the review is going to be a matter of weeks, not months. i interpret that to ...

Under an emergency use authorization initially, as will the boosters. its going to also be under an emergency use authorization at least initially. this is a vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, its a smaller dose than the dose used in the adult population. the exact same vaccine but one-tenth the dose so a smaller dose -- one-third the dose, excuse me. the reason is that pfizer tested different doses and tried to find the dose that provides the optimal amount of protection in terms of antibody re...

Watched, steph, they actually towed a car from the driveway, came out with cardboard boxes full of evidence. one thing we did learn from a search warrant they were able to obtain was an external hard drive that was inside the white van that couple was driving across the country with, that can prove a pretty critical piece of evidence if its able to determine a timeline and track where they were at given times and perhaps even some of their communications. steph? >> catie beck on this story, we w...

Covid-19. >> reporter: pfizer now saying its vaccine is a safe and powerful tool to turn those numbers around. the fda says it hasnt gotten the data yet from pfizer, it should get it soon and then that decision will come in a matter of weeks. moderna says it is also studying the effects of its vaccine on 5 to 11 year olds and they will be submitting that data within the next few months. steph? >> stephanie, thank you. i want to dig deeper and bring in dr. scott gottlieb, a former fda commissio...

New year, but we are getting closer to normal. after the white house announced eased restrictions on fully vaccinated international travelers starting in november, plus schools are preparing to get kids vaccinated once that approval comes through after pfizer said their shot is good for children ages 5 to 11. steffy gosk is all over this story. steph, i know as a parent of school-aged children this is a huge priority for you. what have you learned? >> reporter: yeah, it absolutely is. there are ...

Underlying health risks. a final decision wont be made until the fda meets with the cdc this week. a lot of people left wondering what theyre supposed to do. >> one of the greatest errors that took place at the beginning of this was mixed messages. >> reporter: meanwhile, a whole new age group could soon be authorized to get the shot. pfizer says a smaller dose of its vaccine triggers a strong immune response in 5 to 11 year olds. authorization for those younger children could come before hallow...