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Showing theyre almost 91% protective, which is really good. that said, the study thats there is of just under 2,000 children. the advisers might say we need more data. but that needs to be balanced against the real public health thread of covid-19 to children. one in four new covid infections now are still in kids. there is real urgency to get these vaccines approved for the younger age group. >> there certainly is. cdc director rochelle walensky says when it comes to mixing and matching booster...

Of the j&j booster. its anyone who has gotten the j&j one-dose vaccine, if youre two months out from getting that vaccine, you should get a second dose of something, either j&j or pfizer or moderna. >> good advice as usual from dr. leana wen, thank you very, very much. coming up, new questions after a lawyer for the parents of brian laundrie speaks out. what did they know about the death of gabby petito and when did they know it? you to sell yo. whether its a year old or a few years old. we wa...

Initially, unless you have a real reason to switch to a different vaccine, i recommend that you stick with what you got initially. pfizer/moderna itself are fairly interchangeable, theres no particular reason to switch between the two. unless you have a very specific reason to switch to johnson & johnson, for example you have a severe allergy to pfizer or mon moderna, i would not recommend you switch at this time. people who got the one-dose johnson & johnson vaccine, and im one of them, especia...

If he doesnt, were going to have to gather around this filibuster. >> also tonight there are major developments on the vaccine booster front. as you may have heard, an fda advisory panel has recommended emergency use authorization of a third dose of modernas vaccine for folks over 65 and people younger who are at high risk. there is more breaking news as well involving the texas law that essentially bans all abortions after six weeks. tonight the fifth circuit court of appeals, most conservative...

Moderna and johnson & johnson boosters. we expect the final decision from the fda and the centers for disease control and prevention, the cdc, in the next couple of weeks. already more than one out of three eligible seniors have gotten their third shot. theyre free, available, and convenient to get. >> so an fda panel has approved modernas booster shot for those who qualify. tomorrow they move on to consider j&j. a larger question remains about whether boosters are needed for all americans over ...

Support his blood pressure, or easy off of those types of medications. and how quickly, thats going to dictate how quickly he gets out of the hospital and ultimately back home. >> all good questions as we noted, hes been a heart patient for almost two decades, hes 75 years old. and also, the folks around him tonight, made it known that hes walking around, joking with the staff. complaining about hospital food. all good indicators there. doc, lets pivot now, to the moderna booster, that still has...

If he doesnt, we are going to have to get around this filibuster. >> also tonight, there are major developments on the vaccine booster front, as you may have heard, an fda advisory panel has recommended emergency use authorization of a third dose of modernas vaccine. for folks over 75 and people younger who are at high risk. there is more breaking news as well, involving the texas law that essentially bans all abortions after six weeks. tonight the fifth circuit court of appeal, most conservativ...

Can get antibiotics into people early. the fact the president is alert, awake, talking. is he on medications to support his blood pressure or is he off of those types of medications? was he ever on them? thats going to dictate how quickly he gets out of the hospital and ultimately back home. >> all good questions. as we noted, hes been a heart patient for almost two decades. he is 75 years old. and also the folks around him tonight made known that he was walking around joking with the staff, com...

Centers for disease control and prevention, the cdc. in the next couple of weeks, already, more than one out of three eligible seniors have gotten their third shot. theyre free, available and convenient to get. >> so an fda panel has approved modernas booster shot, for those who qualify tomorrow they move on to consider j&j. a larger question remains, about whether boosters are needed for all americans overeat teen. important, back with us tonight, doctor vin gupta, critical care pulmonologist i...

What vac scene experts on these panels were already noting to media, is that two doses of moderna even if youre high risk seem to be pretty darn good many months out, six months out. so thats why theyre saying theres some question do we actually need that booster? but they have decided to greenlight a half dose booster, i think in part for consistency purposes. my mother, for example, got two doses of moderna, wondering when shes going to get the booster. ive heard something similar. so avoid co...