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Live stream answering your questions. we appreciate your time and see tonight, several developing stories on this friday night. children and the vaccine. tonight, the cdc with a new time line for vaccinations for children 5 to 11. this could start in less than a month. we have the time line tonight and how this will work. how much of the vaccine in each dose, and those two doses three weeks apart. tonight, why authorities say even as we appear to turn the corner, why we have to be vigilant in protecting children. tonight, the rare covid complication affecting some children that can include f...

Looks this is pushing to december. >> if, a lot of caveats. we'll see if this works out. to covid now. biden going all-in on covid testing with a $1 billion investment to ramp up supplies. the white house plans to have 200 million rapid test kits available by december. experts say bottom line here, it will help identify people who are spreading the virus. >> every home should have literally dozens of these so that we can keep our businesses and schools open. >> it's not a get out of jail free pass. it doesn't mean you definitely don't have covid, but it is another layer of security. >> dr. r...

Three or four weeks we know that any of the vaccine the longer you space out the doses the better the long-term immune protection. arthel: what is your recommendation about young people getting a third shot. guest: the committees at the fda the cdc were concerned about young people and repeatedly raise that concern and also we don't have good data and young people like we do older people again were talking about the pfizer vaccine. so people have to remember that young people almost intrinsically have one or two doses even without getting vaccinated compared to see an older person over 65, the...

And later added by cdc director rochelle walensky. >> i want to be very clear i did not overrule an advisory committee. i listened to the votes and comments on the votes and this was a scientific close call. >> walensky said it was about providing rather than withholding access and she expects updated guidance soon for the general population and also moderna and j and j vaccine recipient. in the meantime the white house is sharpening other tools to keep the spread in check. >> i'm moving forward vaccination requirements wherever i can. >> businesses already subject to new federal vaccine manda...

♪♪ priceline. every trip is a big deal. >> bret: president biden says he will roll up his sleeve to get a covid booster shot as soon as possible. the president saying 60 million americans are now eligible for the extra dose. but the guidance on the issue has been fluid and at times pretty confusing. here is white house correspondent jacqui heinrich. >> it's hard to acknowledge i'm over 65 but i will be getting my booster shot. [laughter] >> a third pfizer shot is now recommended for anyone over 65 and those over 18 with underlying health conditions. six months after the last dose. the cdc ...