The Fdas Decision has more widereaching implications as the state struggles in a surge in covid cases driven by the more infectious delta variant. The full approval will lead to more mandates, um, among government, employers, and schools. And that is going to have a much bigger effect on getting more people vaccinated across the country. Reporter the pentagon is already saying it will require the vaccine for more than a million service members starting next month. We are going to move forward making that that vaccine mandatory. Were preparing the guidance to right now. Reporter and there is another possible impact. It does lead to offlabel potential use by clinicians across the country now that it has fullfda approval. Reporter ucsf infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Peterth severely immuno compromised patients. But publichealth experts say they dont think doctors would use the drug off label for children because the vaccine is not fda approved for patients under 16. Even with full appr
But with school already back in session, parents and teachers are seeing the result. Were seeing math, some history, some science as well. So that was problem lit need across the district. Reporter at bayview elementary school, five teachers hired within the past week after the school reopened. Im in the classroom, my vps in the classroom, were a make being sure those classrooms are covered. Reporter with substitutes, high schools must be creative, for example with a Software Program called ingenuity. Imagine sitting in the classroom with the teacher there on an online format. Thats what ingenuity is. Reporter edjoin. Org is the site where you can find teacher openings in different districts. Even Morgan Hill says theyre looking for more teachers and bus drivers and school psychologists. His School District is offering bonuses of up to 6,000 as long as you have a Bachelors Degree you can start as an intern, and the district will help you become a teacher. He hopes to fill the position
Across the country. Also shock and sadness, a 14 year old girl found dead at home, and the investigation now under way. And you can smell the smoke in the air. Fire is creeping closer toward Lake Tahoe. Were tracking that raging Caldor Fire and the smoke that threatens our own Air Quality. Good evening, im raj mathai. Is it simply symbolic, or will todays Fda Approval Prompt more people to get vaccinated. More workplaces will require employees to be vaccinated. Reporter pfizers covid vaccine is the first to be given Fda Approval. It is 91 effective in preventing disease. Many predict the approval will be enough to convince holdouts to finally get the shot. At the individual level we know from the Kaiser Family Foundation that one third of the unvaccinated folks may be more willing to get a vaccine if its fda approved fully. Reporter public health experts say the Fdas Decision has more wideranging implications as the state struggles with a surge in covid cases driven by the moreinfectio
Not what american leaders planned for. Security is improving outside the airport. Mr. Biden again said his heart aches for those trying to get out. The evacuation of thousands of people from kabul is going to be hard and painful no matter when it started, when we began. It would have been true if we had started a month ago or a month from now. There is no way to evacuate this many people without Pain And Loss of heartbreaking images you see on television. It is just the facts. My heart aches for those people you see. The pentagon has also activated several u. S. Airlines as part of a civil reserve air fleet. 18 planes in all will join the efforts. They will be flying out of other strategic airports in the region. This is the third time in history that program has been activated. Lets bring in our political analyst. Larry, biden has spoken about the afghanistan evacuation several times. He spoke about it wednesday. Why did he come back out himself today . Terry, clearly there has been a
You are not look. Whether youll need to rethink your weekend plans. Why the new announcement about the Covid Vaccine could be a Game Changer in the fight against covid19. He made it out just hours before the fall of afghanistan. He left so much behind. It is not an easy thing. My family is in afghanistan and i worry about my family. His new home in the Bay Area. An afghani man shares his harrowing story with us. When will the Smoke Move out . You can see the haze hovering over the Bay Area. Our spare the Air Alert extended to tomorrow. Theres so much smoke, you can see it from space. Lets get right to the chief meteorologist who is keeping a close eye on things. Ath we roll through tomorrow, were beginning to make some Head Way and certainly some marked differences by sundays forecast. The weekend is looking better. Heres a closer look from space. You can see how it is all across northern california. The Air Quality right now interestingly enough is the worst its been all day long for