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running, he s returning to the starting line. this is nbc night lie news with lester holt good evening, and thank you for joining us the fda tonight has given the okay for kids ages 5 to 11 to receive pfizer covid shots. the first injection is likely just days away. with 28 million children eligible, today s emergency use authorization is a potential game changer in the fight against the pandemic especially in the nation s beleaguered schools. and could narrow the vaccination gap that tonight leaves fewer than 58% of americans fully vaccinated all of this follows the recommendation of a safety panel which determined the child size dose to be safe and effective. the cdc expected now to follow-up shortly with its endorsement tom costello now with late details reporter: this afternoon s fda news means hospitals and clinics have just days to prepare for another wave of vaccinations at inova hospital in
adolescents was processed after about a month by the fda. so it s going to be a few weeks after the company submits the eua before she s shots are available for kids. so my guess is that, you know, we re going to be into november before we see this for children. when this vaccine is authorized, it would make 28 million children eligible, but there s a new axios/ipsos poll. it shows only 44% of parents of 5 to 11-year-olds say that they re likely to vaccinate their children. 42% say they probably won t. again, 28 million children. how critical is it to get their parents onboard? well, there s no other way for the kids to get vaccinated. presumably some school boards will start to mandate vaccines for kids, and that might help. but mind you, if you look at the experience for what s happened when the vaccine was approved for adolescents, you know, barely half of the kids eligible
quite large. this is a new vaccine for children, and it s a vaccine at a different dose dthan used for adolescents and adult. there is a lot of safety and efficacy data has to be processed. my guess is they want to make sure they get it right. we know that prior application for the eua for adolescents bass processed after about a month by the fda. so it s going to be a few weeks after the company submits the eua before the shots are available for kids. so my guess is that we are going to be into november before we see this for children. when this vaccine is authorized it would make 28 million children eligible, but there is an axios inowes poll that says 42% say they won t
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