Page 2 - Third Pfizer News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Or worsen. serious allergic reactions may occur. learn more at cosentyx.com. tonight, millions of americans are now eligible for boosters. the lines already tonight. and the one group the cdc director overruled the advisory panel on, saying they will get boosters, too. many americans already getting that third shot today. some waiting for up to two hours. up to 20 million people now eligible. people 65 and older. americans 18 and older with medical conditions that put them at risk. and dr. rochelle walensky now saying frontline workers, doctors, nurses, teachers are in fact eligible too. and...

We, you know, take people's word for it. we don't dig too deep. >> reporter: up to 20 million americans who got pfizer are now eligible for a booster, but health officials are urging everyone else to wait their turn. >> there will be temptations. there's an immunological reason why it's important to wait. because you know if you allow the immune response to mature over a period of a few months, you get much more of a bang out of the shot. >> reporter: this new wave of booster shots does not include moderna or johnson & johnson. an fda review of those boosters is expected in the coming weeks. b...

The broadcast. >> i just want to say, i hope that you're in a safe spot right now. we did everything we could to make sure that you were safe because we value you so much. >> well, thank you, joy, and to everyone. and, listen, sunny and ana are strong women, and i know they're fine, but it really also does speak to the fact that they're vaccinated and vaccines really make all the difference, because otherwise we would be concerned about hospitalization and worse. [ applause ] >> the vice president making that point because the hosts were asymptomatic. they had no idea. and whit johnson with us...

The republican-led effort, and tonight the results showing president biden actually won by more than previously thought in arizona. actor william shatner and what's been revealed tonight, his next big step, and the race to save an american treasure tonight. who are our persons of week? good evening. and it's great to have you with us as we near the end of another week together, and tonight the new chapter in this fight to protect americans from this virus and to slow down and one day hopefully knock this delta variant down. millions of americans who got the pfizer vaccine now qualifying fo...

Table, two of the hosts learning that their rapid tests before the show had come back psitive. both fully vaccinated, both asymptomatic, they left the studio, and vice president harris staying in a separate room, still joining remotely. and tonight what she said right after all this. and one more key question here on a friday night. what about the millions who got the johnson & johnson and moderna vaccines -- can they get the pfizer booster? can they mix? what the fda is now saying about that. abc's whit johnson leading us off tonight. >> reporter: across the country today americans who just b...