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The fda authorizing pfizer's vaccine for kids 5 to 11. shots could begin as early as next week. as a pediatrician, would you vaccinate your kids without concern? >> 100% i'm totally on board. you may remember i have a 13-year-old son. when he was 12, the vaccines were approved. he got it back in either may or super early june. he was able to go to summer camp because he got vaccinated. this is a win for so many children and i know parents are excited. i will be going to school vaccination sites and giving shots. >> i remember your son and the games you would attend, you would be the only paren...

Good evening, great to have you with us as we near the end of another week together. as we come on that powerful storm moving up the east coast and into the northeast, d.c., new york, new england. dangerous flooding, wind gusts up to 55 miles per hour. rob is standing by to track this tonight. but we do begin with the fda issuing that emergency use authorization late today for pfizer's child vaccine. children 5 to 11, the first covid vaccine authorized for that younger age group. the first 15 million doses expected to go out across the country within 24 hours. about 28 million children are now...

Just yesterday. more today and that 80% of the force is now vaccinated. and that the nypd tonight is in good shape for monday morning. this evening, this question too. for some time now which gives you more protection. natural immunity if you've had covid or the vaccines if you haven't had i had? the new cdc study just out tonight and abc's whit johnson leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, that long-awaited fda greenlight. the pfizer vaccine authorized for 28 million children between the ages of 5 and 11. >> their ability to make an immune response actually in some ways is often better than...

Hours to doctors' offices, pharmacies, hospitals and clinics so they are ready to go into arms as early as wednesday after an expected signoff from the cdc. 11-year-old evie and 9-year-old grant koerner participated in pfizer's trial. >> this vaccine has been incredibly well researched and the importance of trying it on younger kids 5 through 11 age group was really just about getting the dosing correct. >> reporter: but just over a quarter of parents say they're ready to vaccinate their young children right away when it's available. in north carolina, michael and jennifer spaetti are the prim...

Answering your questions. world news tonight is coming up next. have a great halloween. bye. tonight, breaking news, the fda authorizing pfizer's child vaccine and the storm now moving into the northeast. first the fda late today giving authorization for pfizer's child vaccine for children 5 to 11. 15 million doses ready to be shipped already. what parents need to know tonight. and the other major headline on the pandemic, that question, which gives you more protection. so-called natural immunity if you've had covid or the vaccines if you've never had it? that new study just out tonight. ...