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data to feel comfortable enough to move forward on the vaccine for children. one question parents might have, as we talked about the vaccine doses for kids 5 to 11, parent might wondering, if i have an 11-year-old, am i not better waiting until my child turns 12 and can have that larger adult dose. we can look at the so-called failure data of 10 mull grams, which is a thurd of the doechlts or they gave 30 micrograms which is the third dose. they can look at president the present polls. very and somewhat likely are
operations and the logistics. so as soon as we have both the fda authorization and the cdc recommendations, there will be vaccine out there, so children can start rolling up their sleeves. reporter: 28 million children in the u.s. would be newly eligible. pfizer s early trial data showing the vaccine, one-third the adult dose, is nearly 91% effective against symptomatic illness in young children. also reporting zero cases of myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle, occurring most often in young men a few weeks after the second shot. the younger age group had less severe side effects than even the older kids. that s probably because it s a smaller dose. reporter: renee and miguel chavez s two children, nico and sofia, took part in the pfizer trial. we all got vaccinated, and it was extremely important to us tat our kids were kept safe from covid as well. reporter: meantime, a massive booster rollout kicking off. more than 12 million americans already getting that additio
is better for kids because it s 50 versus 30 of pfizer? the pfizer dose for young kids is 10. it s 10 micrograms. so it s one-third of the adult dose. the adult pfizer dose is 30. so even more so. so if the moderna one is 50 and pfizer is 10, doesn t that mean would that mean the moderna shot for kids is stronger? it might be stronger. we ll have to see the data. we ll have to see what neutralizing antibody titers it produces. lastly, we ve talked about this over the life of the pandemic, communications issues. the biden administration does not have an fda commissioner. they clearly need somebody and they need somebody who can speak effectively about vaccines, public health. sources tell us president biden spoke with dr. robert calif, former fda commissioner from 2016-17. would he be a good pick, a safe pick? i know dr. calif. he d be a phenomenal pick. he d come to fda after already
mandatory for them to attend school then that is going to come down to the wire. reporter: immunization for 5 to 11-year-old includes two shots three weeks apart each at one-third of the adult dose. last week the white house announced more than 25,000 pediatric and primary care providers have signed up to administer the vaccines. for my kids age 7 and 11 i am waiting patiently, anxiously for the vaccine. we ve talked to our pediatrician and i am onboard. reporter: if the shots get the sign-off from both the fda and cdc, 28 million children could be eligible for a vaccine. and by christmas, some could even be fully protected. kathy is here with me in the studio. where will parent be able to find this vaccine for their kids? we are told don t expect to take your kids to mass vaccination sites. you have to be sensitive because you are dealing with children here so health officials are leaning toward smaller venues like clinics, doctors offices, and children s hospitals. pediatr