with 740 deaths, and more than 41,000 hospitalizations, which is a significant reduction from peaks two months ago. but it s still far too high say health policy experts trying to prevent another surge. 11 states are reporting an uptick in new infections compared to last week. vaccinations are the bright spot here, the nation is averaging 2.4 million actual shots a day. with more than 11% of the country fully inoculated against coronavirus through the vaccine. then s senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is joining us now. i feel like this uk variant has been the tsunami we see coming at us. where is at this point in time? that s for sure. remember, brianna, when we were counting cases by variant, one by one, but now there are thousands. what we know about this uk variant, it s been spotted in 48 out of 50 states. the vaccine seems to work pretty well against it but it seems to spread more easily. and according to a new study just out, the risk of death when you get
clearly shown to downgrade the severity of illness and save lives. in children, however, there was no statistical association between the vaccine and infections. the study failed. pfizer trial, there was no statistical significance. in the moderna trial, babies had a 4% efficacy, and even that was not significant. so, why do a study if you are going to ignore the results? slap in the face of science that many officials at the fda and cdc have said look, we are violating our own principles. john: so what is the situation at the cdc and the nih and maybe other government health organizations in terms of staffing, in terms of morale and why are people leaving? a lot of them feel afraid to speak up. in talking to so many of them, they say it s the mccarthyism. if you say anything that could suggest the vaccines may have more risks than we are really suggesting, or they may not be as effective as people are
provides probust protection, with two shots taken four weeks apart. and it s effective for those six months to two years, and 37% for ages two through five. experts say the rates appear low but are in line with what adult and teen vaccines are showing after the omicron variant. it might seem low, but, again, some protection is better than zero. and dr. hartman helped conduct the moderna trial. there was no severe disease or hospitalizations observed during the trial. overall, the infections in these kids tended to be pretty mild, even in this time of omicron. it s welcome news for frustrated parents who are saw especially vulnerable to the disease. steve knee has a 3-year-old with a metabolic disorder that
anticipation builds for young children to get covid shots, moderna says its vaccine is safe and triggers a strong immune response in children ages 6 to 11. moderna said it used half the adult dose in its trial. some participants in the moderna trial reported mild to moderate side effects but the company did not address the possible rare side effect of myocarditis, an inflammation to have the heart muscle found in a small number of teenagers and young men who received the other mrna vaccine pfizer. fifth grader jarren monroe was in the pfizer clinical trial for five to eleven-year-olds. it will make it safer for me to go outside and play sports and have fun with my friends and family. reporter: the f.d.a. advisory committee is scheduled to review the results of that trial tomorrow. did you feel like you were taking a risk by having him take part in this trial? i thought it was more of a risk for him not to get vaccinated at the first opportunity he had. reporter: this comes tas th