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Plus -- one of the goats calls it quits. after 22 seasons, seven super bowl rings, tom brady bows out. his message to his no doubt deflated fans as he announces his retirement his way. welcome to "the lead." we start in the health lead. pfizer expected to ask the fda to authorize its two-dose vaccine regimen for kids as young as 6 months, as early as today. if authorized, the lower dose option could be available to kids younger than 5 years old within weeks. right now nearly 64% of the total u.s. population is fully vaccinated, but vaccination rates are lowest amongst children, according to th...

Transit or in areas that still mandate face coverings. new data from new york state shows the effectiveness of pfizer's covid-19 advantages own from ages 5 to 11 dropped from 68% in mid-december to 12% by the end of january. the findings have not been peer reviewed and pfizer says it's currently evaluating a third dose option for that age group. nbc news senior correspondent kate snow has more. >> for parents of young children unsettling news, new data from new york state shows the only covid vaccine children 5-11 can take made by pfizer offers almost no protection against infection. the findi...

Countries across the world have said, instead of two doses, maybe will go for the one dose option. there are discussions that we have to have here with the fda. who is going to lead it. is there basically going to be two doses, at a lower dose, spread three weeks apart. is one dose? enough for those who are less than 12 years of age. these are the essential questions in the next 2 to 3 weeks. that's why every parent out there should rest assured that safety has been top of mind. in addition to effectiveness. and what is going to ultimately being recommended, is what is most safe for kids less ...