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the employee who hasnt taken off his name tag since that awful day. tonight, children and covid in this country, and the cdc panel now recommending tonight pfizer booster shots for children 5 to 11. pfizer now says it increases antibodies against the original omicron variant 22-fold. just as new child covid infections hit their highest point since february. the abortion battle in this country, and tonight, the oklahoma legislature passing the most restrictive abortion ban in americ...

Miguel almaguer, nbc news and tonight a possible milestone in treating covid-19. early results promising that pfizer cut short a clinical trial and will submit data to the fda. with more on that, heres gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: tonight pfizer says its new anti-viral pill used with a low dose of hiv drug and taken within three days of covid symptoms reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% in virus adults. >> were saving millions and millions of lives. >> reporter: pfizer ceo says...

The votes? and new roadblocks for the presidents even larger plan to expand the social safety net. why the new delays. also tonight aaron rodgers breaking his silence after testing positive for covid the reigning mvp acknowledging hes unvaccinated, but maintaining he didnt lie when he said he was immunized. why he refused the shot. the new weapon in the pandemic how effective is pfizers covid pill. and the presidents employer vaccine mandate facing new legal challenges. opening statements ...

>> reporter: still, public health experts stress that vaccines remain the best protection against the virus. seven-year-old theodore just got his. what is this going to mean for you >> it means that i can -- i can just like have more sleepovers and play dates, and i can feel more better going to big, giant parties. >> reporter: but not everyone is celebrating after the biden administration announced companies with 100 or more employees have to ensure theyre vaccinated by january 4th or get teste...

Headline -- the tight against covid. tonight pfizer announcing its own new pill, taken within days of getting symptoms they say it cuts down the risk of hospitalization or death by nearly 90%. also tonight for parents who want to get their children vaccinated this weekend, important news tonight, and whit johnson is standing by. paying tribute to general colin powell. u.s. presidents from both parties and secretary of state hillary clinton embracing alma powell. tonight, the emotional words fr...

In this country, the cdc warns new cases are up by 11% over the past seven days. largely fueled by that variant now surging in areas with low vaccination rates. today we learned pfizer is working on an updated version of its vaccine to target the dangerous delta variant. and d.c. news is following that part of the story. >> tonight pfizer says a booster shot, a third dose of its current vaccine could offer americans 5 to 10 times more protection against covid. given six months after the second d...

Middle of their most dire days. >> the competition for beds is higher now than it was during the peak last year. >> vaccines are effective against delta, the unvaccinated are fueling a spike with a third of adult americans not yet acknowledge alighted. researchers at georgetown say these five under vaccinated clusters of the country could become a breeding ground for new variants. putting the rest of the nation at risk. >> pfizer says it intends to request emergency use authorization for the boo...