better shape than we are now. >> reporter: 68% of l.a. county's eligible population is fully vaccinated. nationwide, it's 63%. friday, an f.d.a. panel backed pfizer booster shots for people over 65, frontline workers, and nose at high risk of severe covid. >> it's just a matter of differences in opinion of what the trigger point is for if recommending third immunization. >> reporter: some are waiting for the f.d.a.'s next move. would you get the booster shot? >> i would get it if i qualify it. and if it's f.d.a. approved, absolutely. >> yes, especially if my doctor said i should. >> reporter: while nationwide covid katses are declining, deaths, a lagging indicator are up. nearly 1,500 americans are being added to the death toll every day, mostly in the south. classroom covid outbreaks are fueling a record explosion in the number of pediatric cases.