massachusetts. and there s news about booster shots and children erin mclaughlin following that erin, what is the latest reporter: hey, lester lester.. pfizer says it will try to get the fda to green light covid boosters for kids 5 to 11 in the coming days. the pharmaceutical company cites a 30-person lab study showing the additional shot ups children s defense against omicron, a positive sign for parents concerned about subvariants driving up cases right now in half the country pfizer s recent data has not been available for independent review earlier this year researchers found two doses of pfizer s vaccine offered children 5 to 11 almost no protection against infection but helped prevent severe illness, which experts say is the priority. kids have the lowest risk of being hospitalized because of covid, and less than a third of those 5 to 11 are fully vaccinated, making widespread interest in booster shots unlikely lester erin mclaughlin, thank you. in 60 seconds inside el sa
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