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Trevor, thank you. now to the other major news just before we came on tonight. the cdc on booster shots, clearing another major hurdle at this hour. late today, an independent cdc advisory panel voting unanimously to recommend boosters from moderna and johnson & johnson now. boosters for all three vaccines now in this country. and the panel also paving the way to allow mixing and matching when getting your booster. tonight, only one step left, cdc director dr. rochelle walensky must sign off. every indication that she will and quickly. and that means millions of americans could be getting th...

But a booster with pfizer sent those antibodies up 35 fold. and with a moderna boost, they jumped 76 fold. still, no idence yet that mixing leads to greater long in chicago, nathan bean got the j&j one-shot and experienced a breakthrough infection four months later. >> night two of coronavirus. >> reporter: after talking with getting a moderna boos precaution before seeing his mother, who is immunocompromised. >> i was excited to be able to get this moderna shot. we're going to be able to celebrate christmas and just celebrate being with each other for the first time in 2 1/2 years. >> whit jo...

For children two weeks from now. the kds panel will meet octobn 2nd and 3rd. pfiz pfizer's intervene up first. they apply first. the children would get one-third the adult dose in two separate shots three weeks apart. it comes amid a new poll showing hesitancy. 34% of parents say they'll get their children vaccinated right away. 24% say not at all. authorities say those numbers will get better when the fda and cdc assure parents. with the number of new cases coming down, there remains concern when it comes to children, back in school, and some doctors reporting they're saying more cases of a...

Their children. erielle reshef leading us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, finally a clear timeline for the 28 million young children next in line for the vaccine. if the fda authorizes the pfizer vaccine for 5 to 11-year-olds after its october 26th review, the cdc could give a final green light as early as november 3rd, less than a month from now. >> she's going to count for me, okay? >> one, two, three. >> reporter: 9-year-old twins marisol and alejandra gerardo got one-third of the adult dose in march as part of the trial, experiencing mild side effects like sore arm and fatigue. >> we fe...

No mother should ever have to hear that your baby might not make it. >> reporter: with a vaccine for elementary school children right around the corner, a new poll shows just a third of parents plan to get their kids the shots right away. >> i research water bottles for crying out loud for like six months. so let alone a vaccine. i do pause, but i'm not against it. >> the fda panel meets in a couple of weeks now. if all goes well from the fda the cdc now says november 2nd and 3rd, so this vaccine could be authorized really in less than a month here. >> reporter: that's right, david. the fda pa...