Journey in our exclusive conversation. This is nbc Nightly News with Lester Holt good evening, everyone todays big news from pfizer, that its vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5 to 11 comes as beleaguered parents, schools and hospitals confront an increasing number of Pediatric Covid cases. Nearly 226,000 Child Covid infections reported last week alone. The Pfizer Vaccine for kids tested a smaller dose than what adults are receiving must now pass a rigorous review by the fda before it is approved for emergency use. Once okayed, it opens another avenue of defense against the virus for children and the general population but for some parents, it also forces hard questions, similar to the ones that divided adults to trust the vaccine or not Stephanie Gosk has details. Reporter Elementary Schools could soon be better protected from covid. Pfizer announcing today that its vaccine is safe and effective for children between the ages of 5 and 11 the trial of 2,000 kids showed the
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