In manhattan outside Pfizer Headquarters and Chris Jansing outside a hospital in raleigh, North Carolina. Gabe, first to you. That Advisory Panel has been meeting for three hours. Take us through what we know so far and the stakes for millions of people. Do you get a shot . Do you not get a shot . What comes next . Yeah. Thats right, andrea. A lot of confusion over the last several days and this is highly contentious over the medical community. This advisory Panel Meeting set to issue a recommendation to the larger fda later on today. Theyre set to meet throughout really the afternoon until just before 5 00 according to their schedule, but a short time ago a representative from pfizer presented some findings and that representative said that over a fivemonth period the Pfizer Vaccine Effectiveness does wane for everyone 16 and older from around 88 to as low as 47 , andrea. Although there is stronger efficacy among 12 to 15yearolds. According to pfizer their findings also suggest that a
Start vaccinating poorer countries faster. But the cdc says that is a false choice, because there is enough vaccine to do both. And this for timing, the Washington Post is saying that the u. S. Is purchasing hundreds omillions more doses to donate to the world in addition to 500 Million doses that the u. S. Has already bought for low and middleincome countries. Now, as we said, we dont yet know what the Fda Panel will decide, but in an interview with my colleague craig melvin, dr. Anthony fauci says that he expects the panel to give the green light in Some form. Lets start with this Fda Meeting that is happening right now. Are you expecting Pfizer Booster shots to be approved . You know, i dont want to get ahead of the fda deliberations. The data i have seen strongly suggests that is going to be the case, but the fda with their adviSory group, the verpac is going to carefully look at every single piece of data to make that determination. The age has not been determined, and that is wha
get many details about the investigation. here what is we have learned about him and the charges against him. according to court records, he is charged for multiple counts of statutory rape. this happened between 2007 and 2012. the victims said to be teenagers, 13 years of age to on the school s web site, stevens bio says he worked as a special ed teacher at wake county public schools in the 1908s. we checked with the school sam and they said they have no records indicating his employment. now, investigators made it very clear to us they want the public to know that, if anyone has any information, they want them to come forward, something we often hear from investigators when they believe connection yet so very few details coming out. we doe no that stevens walked away with from that courtroom way $5 million bond. he is expected back in court next month. thank you. the cdc expanded its travel warning for pregnant women today to include miami beach. south beach has been i
a good cause. the event raises money for north carolina children s hospital. it s student run. in a statement they said their deepest sympathies go to the runner s family. those we spoke with around campus call it surprising. it s a shock to me. i ve done a lot of races and never heard of anything like that happening. it s a little scary. it s the first we re hearing about it. it s something to think about when you re running these races. but it s sad to hear about. authorities at this point are not identifying the victim. we re also waiting for a police report to get more details on the incident. in raleigh, amy cutler, wncn news now. sad situation there. a federal ruling could change voting districts across the state. a panel of judges determined race did play a role in drawing two congressional districts. including one here in the area. wncn s lauren is in the studio to explain. the naacp is calling this ruling a win. more than a month away, and absentee ballots al
mixing in with some of that rain. it s all part of the coastal low pressure system which will push to the northeast today, and before it leaves the area it will be left with eight chance of that wintry mix. south and east of the triangle, and it could be a dusting on grassy surfaces which will cause minimal impacts on the roads. the precipitation does and fairly quickly this afternoon and into tonight. it will be back with a complete check on your forecast and i ll let you know what to expect for your week ahead. sounds like a nice day to stay inside and watch some football. we are nearly 12 hours away from super bowl 50 and already, cam newton is what earning some new accolades. the 2015 most viable player the carolina panthers quarterback earned the nfl mvp award. he was not at the ceremony but he sent along a video message and in a any he thanked the players, the fans and the heaters. haters. i d like to thank every person that has doubted me because you made me be