the southern border. more than 4200 unaccompanied migrant children are in custody in the united states as pressure mounts on this administration. we do have a lot more on that in a moment. let s begin with the race to vacc vaccinate. randi kaye is live at a mass vaccination site. you see so many getting vaccinated in florida at the same time you see spring breakers acting like there never was a pandemic. absolutely. i mean, you it depends on where you go here. that s when you know you re in 2021 or maybe even 2019 when the spring breakers seemed to be living in that year, before the pandemic even hit. but if you look at the numbers, they are certainly going in the right direction for the vaccinations. just take a look at how many have been fully vaccinated across the country. more than 38 million people fully vaccinated with that covid vaccine and even the partial numbers are impressive. more than 71 million have been partially vaccinated. you mention those record highs.
today it could be a longer wait. we were hoping that would be by halloween, but if it spills over into november, it spills over, because that s the necessary amount of time that the fda needs. reporter: in chicago, sisters sydney and sophia hughes just got their second moderna shot as part of a vaccine trial for 6 to 11-year-olds. i think it was really important to have their de demographics represented. reporter: the family hopes taking part in the trial shows other african-americans who may be hesitant that the vaccine is safe. i have been exposed to covid and now that i m in the vaccination trial, i realize how important it is. reporter: and the cdc is also recommending the vaccine for women who are trying to get pregnant, as well as those who have recently given birth. officials are concerned about the low vaccination rates and say they are seeing more data showing pregnant women getting
Delhi s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia urged the Centre to start procuring vaccines for children aged 2-18 as they might be the prime affected in the third wave of Covid-19.