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COVID vaccines for children ages 5 and under from Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc. received authorization from U.S. regulators, meaning almost all of the American population can soon get protected against COVID-19.
Novavax shots are already available in Australia, Canada, parts of Europe and multiple other countries, either for initial vaccinations or as mix-and-match boosters.
Another major story, a federal judge in georgia rejecting justice department plea deals for two of the three men convicted of murdering ahmaud arbery. the agreement would have allowed travis and gregory mcmichael to avoid a hate crime trial and spend the first part of their sentences in federal prisons. but arbery's family objected to the deal, his mother saying she felt betrayed. the mcmichaels have until friday to decide whether to plead guilty or not. let's turn now to covid and some important developments this evening tom costello joining us i understand young children may soon be approv...
Encouraging news this week that the three shots, the two initial mrna pfizer or moderna shots, plus a booster, have long lasting protection against omicron and that there are signs that the antibodies and other parts of your immune system may be strong enough to fate off variants yet to come. quite likely that we'll have annual shots but a little too early to tell. >> let me get your thoughts, dr. ranney. on queen elizabeth's covid infection. she only has mild symptoms at the moment but she is 95, almost 96. how much risk does covid pose to someone her age despite being fully vaccinated? >> so...
Harvard will start their spring 2022 semester online. in atlanta they have reinstated an indoor mask mandate. so much being done to stop the latest wave of covid-19. >> nick, thanks very much. nick valencia reporting. let's get more on all of this. dr. paul burton is joining us the chief medical officer for the drug maker moderna. doctor, thank you so much for joining us. for people who are fully vaccinated and boosted with moderna shots, is it clear exactly how much protection they now have from the new omicron variant? >> wolf, we've produced some lab data this week showing either the 50 mic...