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Poses a different threat. on the vaccine front, moderna says it will seek authorization for its omicron-specific vaccine this summer, plus a team in texas thinks they have come up with yet another vaccine that could be a game changer not just in the u.s. but for the rest of the world. morgan chesky has that story now. >> reporter: at texas childrens hospital in houston, there is much more than meets the eye because past the exam rooms inside this lab lie what is they believe to be the potential ...

The world has produced enough Covid-19 vaccines for every adult, yet some 3 billion people in low-income countries are still waiting for their first dose. Such disparity could lead to an endless cycle of boosters for rich countries and new variants emerging among the unvaccinated in poorer nations.

The second point that one should consider is in case the vaccination is not as protective as it has been for the past variants, then low case numbers really have a clear advantage, because low numbers of omicron buys us time until we have a novel vaccination developed. we did have optimism from the researchers last week who were looking at the booster jabs, certainly here in the uk, these were british scientists at southampton university, who suggested that the boosterjabs were incredibly effect...

Economies and governments, as long as there is a big vaccination gap between developed countries and less-developed countries, the pandemic will remain a problem throughout the world including in countries where vaccination rates are higher. the w.h.o. has previously called the hoarding stockpiling of vaccines as immoral. and something that is self-defeating. but we see real real-world repercussions would come to our economy. thats what well see the bite in a administration focus on going forwar...

Economies and governments, as long as there is a big vaccination gap between developed countries and less-developed countries, the pandemic will remain a problem throughout the world including in countries where vaccination rates are higher. the w.h.o. has previously called the hoarding stockpiling of vaccines as immoral. and something that is self-defeating. but we see real real-world repercussions would come to our economy. thats what well see the bite in a administration focus on going forwar...

Running, hes returning to the starting line. this is nbc night lie news with lester holt good evening, and thank you for joining us the fda tonight has given the okay for kids ages 5 to 11 to receive pfizer covid shots. the first injection is likely just days away. with 28 million children eligible, todays emergency use authorization is a potential game changer in the fight against the pandemic especially in the nations beleaguered schools. and could narrow the vaccination gap that tonight l...

The multimillion dollar scam theyre accused of running on the league this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. good evening we may be moving rapidly tonight towards emergency approval for covid vaccines for children ages 5 to 11. pfizer today submitting its application for emergency use authorization for kid-sized doses of its vaccine, potentially extending covid protection to nearly 30 million children the fda promising to act quickly. an advisory committee now set to meet and make its r...

Vaccine, as we expected, because the first two doses were given so close together. so its going to be really important to get that third immunization. and the way the advisory committee immunization practices and the cdc have signed off on it is that most americans between 18 and older should be able to have access to that third immunization. but no question, immunity is waning. you want to do this not only to keep yourselves out of the hospital but also to prevent more long covid effects. were ...

Has been extremely painful, not only for me, but for the entire community because for a lot of people. >> that is, of course, guerline jozef who viewers are familiar with on the other side of the del rio bridge. thank you so much for making the time. i know youre very busy right now. andrew, thank you so much for providing all of that additional context. next, vaccinating america. one star-studded group doing what they can to get more latinos vaccinated in california. legendary journalist mari...

. in california, a new campaign is counting on latinas to close the vaccination gap. 5.5 million of the states latino residents are unvaccinated and latinos account for 60% of covid cases in california. the california department of public health leaning on actress eva longoria to help convince vaccine scriptics to get the zplot what are you waiting for? >> vaccines help protect you against the various and variants. >> they protect you from becoming seriously ill. >> and possibly dying. >> even...