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
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children eligible for the company s covid-19 vaccines within days. last week the pharmaceutical giant announced the first set of promising results from the major vaccine trial. the trial which has not been peer reviewed, found that one third of the dose give on the adults is proven safe for children. this comes close to the fda to approve a vaccine for children as pediatric cases rise exponentially. meanwhile a vaccine mandate has been blocked for the nation s largest school system. the mandate which affects over 150,000 workers in new york city required them to have at least one dose of the covid vaccine by tonight. the judge approved a temporary injunction and referred the case to a three-judge panel. they re expected to take up the motion on wednesday. as of last friday, 82% of
coronavirus vaccine following the cdc s decision to approve pfizer s booster shots for some americans. meanwhile the chief executive of pfizer says his company will move forward with efforts to get children eligible for the company s covid-19 vaccines within days. the pharmaceutical giant announced the first set of promising results from a major vaccine trial. the trial which has not yet been reviewed found the covid-19 vaccine for children is safe and well-tolerated among 5 to 11 year olds. the dose is one-third less to what is given the adults. now our top executives at
authority would be. i think you got moderna initially, when do you expect your booster, timeline-wise? as soon as it s ready. that s going to be probably within a week. for moderna? no well, actually, for moderna, it probably will be two or three weeks under moderna and j&j. we ll do a mix and match. we ll probably still with moderna. that is helpful and interesting. you have pfizer out with news on the vaccine trial on kids 5 to 11, saying it has an safe and effective response, and do you trust this pfizer data? do you think this is the right recommendations? yeah, the final regulatory recommendation will have to