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Ages 6 to 11 are safe and effective. while saying theyll seek emergency authorization from the fda soon. >> it shows that that smaller dose is still sufficient for younger kids. that it creates just as strong, if not stronger of an antibody response with potentially fewer side effects because your body is being exposed to less of the immunogenic material. >> reporter: the fda prepares to refew pfizers smaller dose vaccines for kids as young as 5 tomorrow. shots in arms could come in the next two...

Is better for kids because its 50 versus 30 of pfizer? >> the pfizer dose for young kids is 10. its 10 micrograms. so its one-third of the adult dose. the adult pfizer dose is 30. >> so even more so. so if the moderna one is 50 and pfizer is 10, doesnt that mean -- would that mean the moderna shot for kids is stronger? >> it might be stronger. well have to see the data. well have to see what neutralizing antibody titers it produces. >> lastly, weve talked about this over the life of the pandemic...

>> lets talk about the moderna announcement. they just released their own data on kids 6 to 11 saying it produced a robust immune response. that has not been peer reviewed yet, we should note that, but it seems like promising initial information. >> we know that pfizer has a vaccine thats very likely to be signed off this week by the fda committee. next week by the cdc committee. and maybe the week after that, in your pediatricians office. and the moderna vaccine is very similar technology to th...