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COVID vaccines for children ages 5 and under from Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc. received authorization from U.S. regulators, meaning almost all of the American population can soon get protected against COVID-19.

Novavax shots are already available in Australia, Canada, parts of Europe and multiple other countries, either for initial vaccinations or as mix-and-match boosters.  

Another major story, a federal judge in georgia rejecting justice department plea deals for two of the three men convicted of murdering ahmaud arbery. the agreement would have allowed travis and gregory mcmichael to avoid a hate crime trial and spend the first part of their sentences in federal prisons. but arberys family objected to the deal, his mother saying she felt betrayed. the mcmichaels have until friday to decide whether to plead guilty or not. lets turn now to covid and some importan...

Encouraging news this week that the three shots, the two initial mrna pfizer or moderna shots, plus a booster, have long lasting protection against omicron and that there are signs that the antibodies and other parts of your immune system may be strong enough to fate off variants yet to come. quite likely that well have annual shots but a little too early to tell. >> let me get your thoughts, dr. ranney. on queen elizabeths covid infection. she only has mild symptoms at the moment but she is 95,...

Harvard will start their spring 2022 semester online. in atlanta they have reinstated an indoor mask mandate. so much being done to stop the latest wave of covid-19. >> nick, thanks very much. nick valencia reporting. lets get more on all of this. dr. paul burton is joining us the chief medical officer for the drug maker moderna. doctor, thank you so much for joining us. for people who are fully vaccinated and boosted with moderna shots, is it clear exactly how much protection they now have from...

Sweden suspended the use of Moderna for those recipients under 30, Denmark said those under 18 won’t be offered the Swiss-made vaccine, and Norway urged those under 30 to get the Pfizer vaccine instead.

According to an internal memo, the fda will not extend the shelf life for unused j&j doses, but they will or might extend the life of millions of moderna shots. word of that decision coming in as california governor newsom is making another decision, announcing that every student in public school, k through 12, must get vaccinated against the virus. this is going to be mandatory for everybody from elementary through high school once the vaccine is fully approved. jake ward is in san francisco. j...

Thank you for standing in the breach when so much, including many in this room, failed to do so. >> reporter: the white house said president bidens view of milley has not changed. >> i would say, first, he absolutely has confidence in chairman milley. >> reporter: as for milleys assessment of al qaeda, tonight, white house officials tell cbs news they acknowledge that terrorists are looking for new spaces to grow and regenerate. but they insist that the u.s. has significantly more counter-terror...

>> the president said previously he wanted all americans to be eligible for the booster shot by september 20th. but on thursday he got information from reg will iters that they just dont have the data yet to support that alex, particularly for those moderna shots. it may not need a booster. they just dont have the data yet. and they said its possible that individuals might not even need the third shot. they are waiting for that information to come in. in the meantime, white house chief of staff ...

Johnson to Warn U.K. as Delta Gains in Asia, U.S.: Virus Update Bloomberg 38 mins ago (Bloomberg) -- Authorities toughened social-distancing rules in Bangkok, Seoul, and parts of Vietnam as the fast-spreading delta variant of the coronavirus continues to make gains. Tokyo entered its fourth state of emergency and Sydney had a 45% spike in daily cases. The U.S. had the most cases since mid-May as delta hit less-vaccinated parts of the nation. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease sp...