should seek out a booster shot. that s the age group that the cdc and fd a agreed upon. for those under 65 the authorization allows for those who have medical conditions with heightened risk of covid to receive booster shots as well as those with excessive occupation exposure that could put them at risk of severe covid includingg store workers, first responders. that group should go out and seek boosters right now given the risk of the disease and we re in the pap ndemic where y see the surging delta. pfizer is expected to ask the fda to authorize their covid vaccine for kids 5 to 11 within days. with potential shots in arms by halloween, that s what they re hoping. talk to me about the effect this will have on the pandemic, doctor. right. i serve on the pooboard of pfiz. the company said, as you said, file within days.
opened but be welcoming and safe environments for our kids, our families, obviously educators. and educators have stepped up, 90% of them have actually gotten the vaccine and that was back in april. the difference is we believed that doing it in a way particularly given the polarization in america and particularly given that we need to create a welcoming and safe environment in schools and not have what you ve seen at school board meetings about masking, about history, that this would have been the best approach. but as you have i ve been on the road for the last seven days. i m seeing firsthand like everyone else the surging delta. and that s the reason why we are