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very interesting discussion. they ll have to very closely weigh the risks and the benefits of doing that. fortunately, it looks like the data shows that it s safe. reporter: but vaccine hesitancy is still a very real thing. not only here in the state of florida but across the country. in fact, according to the cdc data, here in florida, just over 20% of kids ages 5 to 12 have received at least one dose of the covid vaccine. nationally, that number is about 28%, and of course, it varies state by state, yasmin. when you take a look at the states breakdown, you have states like vermont that have roughly a 63% of kids aged 5 to 11, 5 to 12 vaccinated, but then you look at states like mississippi and it s only 11%. so at this point, you know, pfizer moving forward to get this vaccine approved but it is very unique, as you said, because they re really looking forward to push this two-dose regimen, when really three doses in that age group is the most
covid vaccines for age groups 5 to 12, but the pfizer has faced some stumbling blocks when trying to get the vaccine approved for the younger set, ages 6 months to 5 years. when they did their initial two-dose trial, for kids ages 2 to 4, it failed to produce enough antibodies against covid. as a result, the company then began testing a three-dose regimen, which they say is showing to be more effective for that age group. but you know, all of this to say, we actually talked to an infectious disease doctor here in florida who explained the unique approach that pfizer is taking when they are now seeking fda clearance. take a listen. it s a kind of a unique situation that they re in where they re saying, we want to ask for emergency use authorization for just these two doses, but maybe we will also need a third, and they re going to want to look at that data when it s available too. so, it s going to be, i think, a
that heartbreaking number of 900,000 dead from the coronavirus, that last group, young children, could soon be eligible for a covid shot. the fda now reviewing pfizer s request to authorize their covid vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years of age. that application, including data on the effectiveness of a two-dose regimen, despite plans to submit data for a third dose of the shot in the months to come. one source telling nbc news the fda could grant emergency use authorization for this last age group by the end of the month of february. nbc s stephanie stanton joins us from st. petersberg, florida. gooded to see you. talk to me about how folks are reacting to the news of possibly young kids being eligible for a vaccine, the last major group. reporter: indeed. good afternoon to you, yasmin. well, for the most part, there are a lot of parents who are looking forward to this but there is still a lot of vaccine hesitancy out there. last fall, the fda approved
also, plus, the president touting blockbuster new jobs numbers, saying america is roaring back. we ll go inside those numbers. and we ll have the latest fallout from claims of racism against the nfl leveled by former dolphins coach brian flores. that is ahead as well. we begin, though, with, i have to say, a pretty shocking move from controversial podcaster joe rogan. it s an apology. but it s not for the covid content that has prominent musicians leaving spotify. it involves the issue of race. take a listen. i m making this video to talk about the most regretful and shameful thing that i have ever had to talk about publicly. i want to bring in richard lui for more details on this. talk us through this because while this apology should have, in fact, come out, it deserved an apology and who knows what s going to happen from here, it s