canada and around the world, i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. we re getting a better idea of just how many americans could soon be eligible for vaccine boosters. an advisory panel to the food and drug administration has recommended pfizer s booster shot only be given to people 65 years and older and those of high risk of severe disease. some see the vote as a setback for the biden administration. it s been making plans to make sure supplies were in place for boosters to be administered beginning monday, while the final decision awaits approval from health regulators, the white house says the decision is an important step forward. cnn s dr. sanjay gupta explains why the committee made its recommendations and what it means for booster shots in the u.s. well, it was a contentious advisory committee meeting as many thought it would be because there s a lot of back and forth about the science determining boosters and how people are interpreting that science after a l
get this booster shot. it s big news right now on top of the tragic news about the devastating drone strike that claimed so many lives. i want to bring you up to date on this fda development. welcome. i m neil cavuto. this is your world. it was the president s push to make sure that those even already vaccinated get an insurance shots, a booster shot, a third shot that will protect them. the companies behind making these boosters and the only one that s been cleared is pfizer. moderna is working on one that could get approval very soon. the rub is that it might not offer the great benefits that either company claims. while it s welcome news, promising news, it came down to do you need it. do average folks that have been vaccinated really need a booster shot? that s why this rephrased question and the fda panel voting on this is so crucial. because the food and drug administration advisory panel had said essentially for the vast majority of folks, those 16 and older, presuma
the uk and australia that allows australia to build nuclear powered submarines for the first time. the government s expected to announce changes to the rules around international travel tomorrow. will testing and the traffic light system be simplified? sir clive sinclair, the home computing pioneer, has died at the age of 81. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, west ham shine on their return to europe. declan rice with a goal to remember as they get their group campaign off to a win. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten. the roll out of covid booster jabs is under way today, with the government setting out to give more than 30 million people an extra layer of protection this winter. nhs staff in england and wales have been among the first to receive them. jabs are being offered to the over 50s, as well as care home staff and residents, front line nhs workers and younger adults with certain health conditions. but there are still more than five million ad
to the siberian tundra. boris johnson will tomorrow set out his covid plan for the winter. but on a visit to the east midlands today, he said he has already made a decision on offering a covid booster to all adults in england. and we are told it is also likely he will side with the chief medical officers of the uk, who have advised him vaccines should be offered to 12 to 15 year olds. here he is how he responded to that question on boosters. that s question on boosters. going ahead, that s already been that s going ahead, that s already been approved. i think that s a good thing, but ijust use the advantage of this session to think everybody who still hasn t yet been vaccinated, the 10% or so who still haven t had a vaccination, please go and get one. the chief medical officer in england, chris whitty, and his counterparts in wales, scotland and northern ireland said the benefits of vaccinating 12 to15 year olds, and reducing transmission of the virus in schools, on balance
i ve been taking care of each day, and three i ve been taking care of each day, and three weeks later, i m in the final and three weeks later, i m in the final and and three weeks later, i m in the final and i and three weeks later, i m in the final and i can t actually believe it. and coming up, foreign correspondents based in london will be discussing social care and afghanistan. that s in half an hour in dateline. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we start with a warning from the head of m15, who says there is no doubt that recent events in afghanistan, and the rise of the taliban, are likely to have emboldened so called lone wolf terrorists. ken mccallum told bbc news that 31 late stage attack plots have been foiled in the uk in the last four years. the taliban has promised that afghanistan would never again be a base for terrorists after taking over the country last month. the m15 warning comes on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. we ll h