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I had thought about ordering half a billion pills two months ago before covid hit here. >> now, he meant to say half bill tests. but speaking of pills, there is some good news today on that front in fight against covid-19. the fda authorizing pfizer's antiviral pill. the first-of-its-kind which is pauld paxlovid. it's designed to treat infected people now at home when they are experiencing mild to moderate symptoms and before they get sick enough to be hospitalized. and that should help ease the severe strain covid is putting on our nation's hospital systems. tonight nearly 70,000 americans ar...

To maine, new york and new hampshire. >> today, we got in more good news from the f.d.a. and the c.d.c. >> reporter: tonight, 16 and 17-year-olds can now get additional protection against covid with the f.d.a. authorizing pfizer booster shots for this age group. it comes as covid cases across the country are on the rise, averaging 117,000 over a seven-day period. new cases have increased nearly 42%, and reported deaths are up 37% from last week. though the delta variant is driving the vast majority of u.s. cases, omicron is showing troubling signs of at least 64 cases identified, more than 75%...

Tonight from los angeles. we're going to begin with the new push to boost covid immunity in millions more americans. today the f.d.a. authorized pfizer booster shots for 16 and 17-year-olds. boosters are already encouraged for everyone 18 and up. public health officials are worried people who were vaccinated last winter and spring now have weakened immunity especially against the new omicron variant. now that strain discovered last month has now been found in at least 24 states, most of those omicron infections have actually been in vaccinated people including some who'd received a booster. th...

Shipped to distribution centers across the country in anticipation of getting the green light. cnn's elizabeth cohen is tracking all of this for us and joins me now. what is likely to happen today? >> reporter: we are told by members of this committee, this external committee, we are told by these members that they think this will pass. they think this committee is going to give a green light to vaccines for children. there are some details that still need to be worked out. it's expected that dr. rachoche walensky will give the green light maybe this evening. let's look at the data they're loo...

Part of the legacy of the united states' withdrawal from afghanistan. what will you say about that? >> look, it's heartbreaking, and i wish that girls around the world could have the kinds of opportunities that i had growing up here in the united states. but as horrifying as the situation in afghanistan is, there are places around the world where girls and women are treated terribly and the answer cannot be that the united states military goes in to every single one of these places. there are many other ways we can promote the rights of women and girls, and the answer cannot be at the barrel o...