later this month to discuss whether to authorize pfizer s vaccine for kids 5 through 11. we ll talk to dr. amischa adalsha about what that could mean for families looking forward to the holiday season. and monitor transborder security concerns. and we start this hour with the latest jobs numbers. the u.s. added $194,000 jobs in september, falling short of expectations. the unemployment rate fell to just 4.8%. for more on this and other top issues, i m joined by kelly o donnell, nbc news white house correspondent, sahil kapur, and also with us, the nbc senior analyst, ron insana, thank for being with me. ron, what do these jobs numbers tell you about our recovery or non-recovery from the pandemic?
and i think our vaccines are likely going to be able to hold up against it bulb delta was hopefully the worst that this virus could throw at us. dr. adalsha, gabe gutierrez, thank you for being with me this morning. amid a surge of migrants at the border, the biden administration is about to engage in high-stakes level security talks with mexico. the focus of the talks, next. plus, one major city is easing its mask requirements. you re watching jose diaz-balart reports only on msnbc. ing jose diaz-balart reports only on msnbc. the airport can be a real challenge for new homeowners who have become their parents. okay, everybody, let s do a ticket check. paper tickets. we re off to a horrible start. .but we can overcome it. we re not gonna point out our houses, landmarks, or major highways during takeoff. don t buy anything. i packed so many delicious snacks. -they re -nope. would you say, ballpark, when group two is gonna get boarded? 2 hours and 58 minutes. progressive can
moderna and johnson & johnson booster shots. and then also, they re expected to discuss the possibility of mixing and matching booster shots. for example, if you got a moderna vaccine, two shots of that, can you get the pfizer booster shot? all of those questions have yet to be finalized, but they re going to discuss it next week and then again later this month, the fda advisory panel meeting on the question of vaccine for children, 5 to 11 years old. certainly, busy month ahead, jose. dr. adalsha, even as the fda is set to review the pfizer vaccine for young children, a recent poll shows many parents are still skeptical of vaccinating their young children. an axios/ipsos poll found that 44% of parents with children ages 5 to 11 are likely to get their children vaccinated, and 56% are unlikely to do that.