and then to make the difficult decisions that we need the leader of the fda to make.othing that doctor caleb has said or done these me to believe to operate the fda any differently than he did during his previous tenure. as if this is not enough reports of circulated that he intends to keep janet woodcock on board. and with that opiate epidemic. with the oversight role in the approval to ravish communities in charge in 1995 when the fda approved oxycontin. what we know now to be the tip of the spear of the opioid epidemic. in 2014 she ignored the advicerw of the fda advisory committee voted overwhelmingly a vote of 11 / two and decided to approve the drug anyway at a time we needed less opiates it is a questionable your hydrocodone with a strong rate of overdose and death just two pills can kill an individual. the pharmaceutical industry has greatly benefited from the status quo that they have established that the fda. in fact he himself joined the board of directors for a pharmaceuticalas company immediately following his tenure at the fda he prospered as thousands d

woodcock established at the fda. in fact, dr. califf joined the board of directors for a pharmaceutical company immediately following his tenure at the fda. he prospered financially in that position as thousands more died of overdoses. due to continued negligence of the fda, more than 400,000 americans have died since dr. califf first served. among those americans was lauren cole from morgantown. her father, michael cole graciously allowed me to share lauren's story with all of you. lauren was the definition of the girl next door. a person who is approachable, dependable and everyone saw her as their best friend. she was also a fierce competitor with a strong will to be the best. the little girl became a competitive athlete swimming at two. she was tumbling at three and skiing at age four. in college she represented west virginia university at the national cheerleaders association, collegiate cheer nationals two years in a row. everything lauren did looked effortless. after completing her bachelor's degree in social work, she wor

behalf of the fda.saw in that recording of the phone call i made to him last night, it was extraordinary. the fda didn't even tell christopher cole that he gave me the statement. they are so many questions here, but this is a two month long undercover operation. we had five meetings with christopher cole. we have hours of video recordings of what he is saying, which is truly dynamite stuff. >> so what you got out of this, and this is just a quick summary, is that we are going to have an annual mandated vaccine. he said it hasn't been formally announced yet because they don't want to rile everybody up, which would rile people up. they are not going to not approve emergency use authorization and you are telling me that he admitted he is part of that? for a 5-year-old children and kids six months old and that the more money you put into the fda increases your chances of approval for any medication. that would be the opposite, the antithesis of what they lecture us about which is follow the signs, isn't it?

a lo of the troublet goes back to the fda -- lot of trouble goes back to the fda, whose motto has been we have nothing to hide for more than 75 years. the fda rushed through pfizer's vaccine application and are have been lawsuits trying to get access to the data that these admitted to the fda. the fda has said it will take them 75 years to fully release the information that they used to rush through the authorization of the vaccine. this is a joke. but there are so many jokes at every level in the pandemic. for instance, some might be offended by this, but i want to make it clear that following the california covid safety guidelines -- the nfc playoffs a couple weeks ago, governor newsom was there. he's had one of the most strictest mandates in the country, kids have to wear them around the clock, indoor places you have got to have them. but governor newsom and the mayors were photographed not wearing masks at the football game, so governor newsom was challenged with it afterwards and he said it was not a problem because i had my face mask in my hand. he did not give us studies that sh

process, which generally takes place a matter of days after the fda.o, we're talking, you know, a matter of several days to a week or so, based on the 5- to 11-year experience from fda authorization to when the first doses will start to be shots in arms. but we'll move as fast as possible, pending the decision of cdc and fda. and i think the preparation we're doing now will enable us to do so. the second part of your question? dr. fauci: yeah, i'll answer that, jeff. she was asking about the pandemic preparedness plan. you know, very briefly, jeannie, it is really founded on what we've been talking about for some time now, which is the prototype pathogen approach where you get fundamental information, data, and preparedness on each of the multiple families that are projected to be as a risk. for example, fortunately for us, we had been doing that with the coronaviruses when we got a lot of information from sars-cov-1 and mers, and were already involved in the preparation of both platform technology and immunogen design. we planned to do that by selecti

fda stepped in and said you're not able to market those tests and node to come in to fda for preapproval even though those were laboratory developed tests that were previously not subject to fda regulation. fda said it's illegal to sell these whenever a public health emergency gets declared. when hhs declared a public health emergency for covid, it basically said all tests need to come in to fda for preapproval. and fda was too slow to relinquish that power and understand that it was really restricting supply. so, we should have been having doctors and physicians and researchers developing tests all around the country and developing different methods for identifying the virus. subsequently, you know, the trump administration pulled fda's authority for regulating laboratory tests and the biden administration put it back in place. but it's not just for laboratory developed tests, frankly. the antigen tests are subject to approval standards that are nonscientifically valid and the new nih approval process that the administration unveiled to great fanfare is identifying problems with it beca

and it's actually an example of the fda being proactive, which is what you want the fda to do duringexample of the fda not compromising on its standards. it knows it's the gold standard for safety and efficacy, and until that standard is met, it will not allow a vaccine to go forward for our children. >> you make such good points, but we are in such a different time right now, right? as you well know. obviously, in the position that you're in, with this pandemic, and what's happening with this pandemic and how science is viewed as being so much more political, and i think that's why it's so frustrating for so many individuals to see kind of this confusing messaging, i should say, obviously, from the science community as well as from the white house, and with that, i should ask, was the white house caught off guard with this? >> well, the white house never presumed that this was a done deal. they didn't know what the fda's conclusion would be. they wanted to be prepared that if the fda did move forward and authorize, and if the cdc recommended the vaccine, that they would be ready to

how soon will the fda meet on this?reporter: so, david, this whole process starts with an advisory panel holding a public hearing in two weeks. from there, the fda does have to sign off. they send their data to the cdc for approval after that. the whole process usually moves pretty quickly, but regulators have made it very clear, when it comes to vaccine authorization for children especially, they are not going to rush the process. david? >> all right, mireya, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to this massive new winter storm tonight heading across the country at this hour. more than 20 states on alert from colorado to texas to new york. 90 million americans in the path of this. heavy snow, ice, bitter cold. this storm coming in two rounds and chief meteorologist ginger zee with the newest track tonight, timing this out for us. hey, ginger. >> reporter: hey, david. a state of emergency here in missouri, because of this storm. we'll get rain tonight, but that will quickly change to snow tomorrow morning. it's all ab

now the fda gave us a statement. they said, quote, the person purportedly in the videoai they doubting it's that person does not work on vaccinee matters and does not represent, the views of the fda. but the fda did not respondim on the record to the specific claims made in the video. nd they didn't respond directly toe these explosive revelations. we also reached out to pfizern' for comment. they didn't call us back. project veritas founder james o'keefe, he spoke with cole just before he released his first tape late last night about his involvement in emergency use authorization t for vaccines that would seem to contradict what the fda say. here's what he had to say in this conversation. hey, we're doing a story in the fda tonight including some comments made about the approval process reaching out to you for comment y, reachd out to the fda and they claimto you have nothing to do with ane department that approves vaccines even though you said to my colleague that you did. so my question is which is it? we're relea

the -- the -- the fda rushed through pfizer's vaccine application. there have been lawsuits trying to get access to what the data that pfizer submitted to the fda. and the fda has said it's going to take them 75 years to fully release the information which they used to rush through the authorization for the pfizer covid vaccine. i mean, this is a joke. but there are so many jokes at several -- at every level in this pandemic. for instance, i was -- you know, some folks my be offended by my views but i want to make it clear that i'm following this interview -- following the california covid safety guidelines. at the nfc playoffs a couple of weekends ago governor newsom was there. newsom has imposed one of the strictest lockdowns -- one of the strictest mask mandates in the country. kids have got to wear them around the clock, practically, indoor places you have to have them. newsom and the mayors of l.a. and san francisco were photographed at that football game not wearing masks. and so newsom was challenged on it afterwards, newsom said, well, it was

the fda had some data. that two trucks failed to give protection -- two shots failed to give protection, but the fda appears to be moving forward based on the idea that they will add a third shot. they have no data on safety. yet, they are rubberstamping these vaccines. the pattern is that kids have a very high survival rate from covid. yet, we have no idea how much long-term damage these vaccines might have for somebody younger. there are stories about how it destroys menstrual cycles. they say, it is only a few days difference in your cycle, but what else is it doing? if it is throwing in that wrench, what others are going to find? host: pennsylvania, raymond, independent. caller: mr. bovard, i want to congratulate you. it is wonderful to hear someone speak the truth as opposed to some kind of political agenda. my question is, what is the latest information that we have on the fact of how many americans died of covid as opposed to those who died with covid? i cannot find any information. guest: excellent

okay, it seems before we came on air the fda set a meeting for february 15. correct me if i'm wrong to consider advisor's application here. so that's the case. when do you think the two dose could be approved and given out to? first shot. well, i think you know, i i think the issue for i've spoken a couple of members of the committee, but the issue for february 15th, is is there any good evidence that the two doses help? i think there's no evidence that it helps approving it just on the hope that those three will be the magic formula. i think that's that's unlikely to happen. so if they do see that there's evidence that it helps and again no evidence. there's any harm it seems quite safe in the little kids then if they approve it. it'd probably be rolling out end of february very beginning of march. to forget you to get your first dose, but you should think about it as a three dose regimen you almost certainly will need to get three doses by the time everything's done. do that kids in this group should get as soon as the vaccine is approved for them. i would

i guess what we're arguing is really the fda asks pfizer to do this more than pfizer asks the fda tos data and seeing that two doses are highly safe, highly effective and even though this is ultimately a three-dose vaccine, they want our opinion as to whether they can start giving those vaccines now knowing that the third dose will be given two months after the second dose and let's get a head start on this. it's odd and curious to see how this plays out. >> there's only 22% of kids ages 5 to 11 are vaccinated so far, even though that vaccine for kids 5 to 11 was approved in early november of last year. are you worried that we're going to see the same low level of vaccinations for kids, with kids under 5? >> yes. we've had a vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds since may and about 55% of them are vaccinated. but you're right, three months worth for the greater than 5-year-olds to be vaccinated. only a little over 20% have. i would imagine it would be even less for the less than 5-year-old. it's too hadbad. the group less likely to be vaccinated is under 30. we need to get young people vacc

once the fda approves it, it has to be cleared by the cdc. a moment parents can't wait for. >> the relief of knowing we can go to a restaurant or the library, we can go on a flight. while he still may get it, he is still more productive, and the symptoms will be reduced if he has the vaccination. ama: many writers may have dealt with delays today. officials say that there are ongoing staffing issues that could impact 21 routes. they are asking people to consider alternative options for transportation. delays were expected yesterday and through the early afternoon today. last month, muni was experiencing a high level of omicron cases, forcing staff to stay home from work and quarantine. dan: still ahead -- members of a chilean gang, accused of targeting and effluent bay area community -- an affluent bay area community. the latest into home burglaries. ama: and how viewers stepped up to help a seven-year-old girl and her mother who are in danger of being evicted in san of being evicted in san ♪ dry eye symptoms keep driving you crazy? inflammat

, the fda approved five new opiates for market. in the same time the removed only one. the wise maya angelou famously said when someone shows you who they are, the leave them. well, dr. califf is shown us who he is and he has shown a complete lack of interest in actually making the difficult decisions that would be the leader of the fda to make. nothing that dr. califf has said or done has led me to believe he will operate the fda any differently than he did during his previous tenure. as if this is not enough, reports that circulated that dr. califf intends to keep dr. janet woodcock on board as the senior advisor at the fda, if confirmed. dr. woodcock bears more responsibility for the opioid epidemic in our country than any other person at the fda, because of her oversight role and the approval of every single one of the opiates that went on to ravage communities like those in west virginia. she was in charge in 1995 when the fda approved oxycontin. what we know now to be the tip of the spear of the opioid epidemic. in 2014, she

testing, and getting the fda clearance.nce we got that clearance, a lot of that stuff was falling away. we are not doing a single test with a drop of blood. we focus on two tests and do them very well. emily: you got a blood diagnostic product -- what kind of future products are you considering developing and how does that fit into the bigger picture? deepika: the way we think about chronic care monitoring and remote patient monitoring is the future of health care is going to be in really smart passive sensors, in intelligent software mixing with intelligent hardware. what that can look like is intelligence sensors in your toilet, toothbrush and sink. we want to be monitoring different biometric data and seeing how all those puzzle pieces fit into the bigger picture longitudinally. emily: i know the goal at one point was to detect the flu or other diseases. is that something you are still working on, perhaps preventing next pandemic before it happens? deepika: i don't think we will be able to do much for the covid virus its

why is pfizer pulling their fda application?ave to wait a little longer. just within the past few minutes the company saying they plan to extend their rolling submission to the fda, essentially pulling the emergency use authorization application because you might remember next week an fda advisory panel was set to meet on tuesday to discuss this. and typically how this played out is the fda advisory panel would discuss it and then if they voted for emergency use authorization, then the cdc would take a look at this. the cdc had said that it was possible if everything went well to have shots in arms by president's day. earlier this week pfizer's ceo seemed confident that the fda would take a look at this and authorize this. as you mentioned just yesterday president biden told lester we were on the verge of this as well. so this is a significant change. so why, you know, what's the significance here in terms of why didn't they wait until submitting this emergency use authorization application when it had more complete data? you'll

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that will be presented to the fda, the fda will do what they usually do, scrutinize it carefully andn make a determination as to what the recommendation is, what dose and what dose regimen. of course parents, like yourself, who are wishing you would have an answer now. you want to make sure it's done correctly. when we give you -- namely the fda and the cdc with their recommendation, when we give you as a mom a recommendation, you can feel comfortable that it's based on the solid science and not on an anticipation of what you would like it to be. >> you and i talked a lot about vaccines needing to be safe and effective. you make an important point. the safety piece of it is not in question. it's how effective is it and at what level -- how many doses do these kids need? do you anticipate then, what, perhaps at best-case scenario a month from the introduction of the pfizer data to the fda to potential approval? could it take longer? >> again, i don't want to predict. it's not going to be six months from now, that's for sure. but the fda and others have said they're making a projection

it will have met fda's rigorous standard. as a parent myself, you should be very proud the fda is doing this. reporter: on the d.c. mask mandate, do you -- ms. jean-pierre: as always, local communities will make their own decisions as they have throughout the pandemic. we are going to do is abide by the cdc guidance. local communities make that decision. reporter: the white house is not following -- ms. jean-pierre: to be clear, we are going to follow the cdc guidance. reporter: is there discussion in the white house about -- ms. jean-pierre: i don't have any insight on that, that is another hypothetical i can't answer. what i can say is we are proud she is leading the u.s. delegation to munich, and that is scheduled to happen. reporter: on the embassy in kiev, do you know if -- ms. jean-pierre: i do not have that information for you. reporter: [indiscernible] ms. jean-pierre: can you say that one more time? reporter: [indiscernible] ms. jean-pierre: the russian issue in particular? secretary blinken was in the region, where

la fda anuncia que pospondrÁ una reuniÓn donde discutirÁn la vacuna, erica maldonado nos habla sobrea de que tendrÁn que esperar para poder vacunar a sus hijos. la fda retrasÓ la reuniÓn del prÓximo martes, en la que se evaluarÍa y se darÍa el visto bueno a la vacuna de niÑos de 6 meses a 5 aÑos. preguntamos a la doctora mora el motivo. >> la fda vio que despuÉs de dos dosis de la vacuna en este grupo hubo una buena respuesta de anticuerpos y protecciÓn, pero en los menores no hubo tan buena respuesta y se comenzaron a realizar los estudios con tres vacunas. erica: por su parte, el doctor peter marx dijo en un comunicado; " debemos esperar por estos datos de la tercera dosis para hacer una determinaciÓn, tomamos nuestra responsabilidad seriamente, pues tambiÉn somos padres". los datos del estudio estarÍan listos hasta abril, serÍa entonces cuando la fda podrÍa autorizar la inmunizaciÓn para los mÁs pequeÑos. ¿esto quiere decir que debemos confiar en el proceso o no? >> eso debe decir que debemos confiar en el proceso, trataron de sacar una vacuna, pero despuÉs o tres comitÉs de regul

the fda says the home test is being recalled because the test were illegally imported.ls say if anyone use them and got a result they should test again using a different brand. >>> apple plans to improve the safety of air tags after complaints about on wanted tracking and stocking. the company said the devices will undergo software updates to add more safeguards. some improvements are expected to include privacy warnings and alerting people sooner if an unknown air tag is traveling with them. >>> valentine's day is coming up on monday and you have a report about people not cashing in on the value of honesty. tell us about this. secrets. according to the annual love and money survey nearly one-3 people keeps a financial seeker from their partner. 40% say they kept a big purchase private. credit card debt and secret bank accounts follow. among those keeping secrets at the percent say they have no intention of ever spilling the details. >> i am not sure how that is going to work when big decisions come up. to each their own. i say red flag. >>> money and relationships get

those vaccines will soon be available if approved by the fda.ome bay area families have already made that decision. their children were part of a clinical study. nbc bay area's marianne favro spoke with one woman who tells us what the trial was like for her little one. >> this baby was just 7 months old when he received the pfizer covid vaccine developed for children under 5 as part of a clinical trial at stanford. his 3-year-old big brother also received two doses of the vaccine in april. their mom said her sons had no problems after the shots. >> they did great. they got all the vaccines as little kids as well as another vaccine. andal, who is 3 years old at the time, had a sore arm for a day. and the baby, who back then was, i think, 7 months, he didn't have any side effects. and they were happy kids. >> the fda will now review data from stanford and other clinical trials to determine whether to grant emergency use authorization for pfizer's two-dose covid-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months up to 5 years. it is one tenth the dose given to

then the fda to approve the drug works. the alzheimer's association is stressing this decision doesn't just restrict coverage for one all struck. >> it effectively would deny access to not only the current, the future fda approved treatments regardless of what the fda recommends or clinical trial results show. >> a final decision on coverage is expected in april. newly-released inflation data in the spotlight for this year's midterm elections. recent shipping delays increased prices across the country. >> lawmakers say washington, hey, producers expect freight costs to be 3 times more expensive this winter gop senator mitch mcconnell argued that wages did not keep pace with the rise of inflation and cost workers. others say that this growth in prices will n the fall. >> it's kind of the hard part for democrats and why you see them struggling right now to spend. this is because there is no way to spin this. democratic senator joe manchin also refused to vote for biden's build back better bill. >> over concerns of inflation,

ian cull, nbc bay area news. >>> moderna's vaccine has been approved by the fda.has been given to millions of smerns sense it got emergency authorization. the fda gave full approval to pfizer's vaccine last august. >>> we are watching the wind. it is about to pick up again and it could cause problems. jeff, we've had this dangerous combination a couple weeks ago. no rain and these winds. >> very dangerous for us even though we had all that record setting rainfall at the start of our season. things are extremely dry. you can see the wind warning. it starts at 3:00 a.m. tomorrow until 9:00 a.m. on thursday. these areas in orange, that's where we'll see the wind advisory in effect in the south bay and nts. 40 to 60-miles-per-hour. that could take down some powered lines, some trees, lower elevations, 15 to 35. >> 40 to 50 in the mountains, santa rosa, napa, 26 to 37 miles an hour. through tomorrow afternoon, you can see how this wind will be picking up. and again, this comes on top of the driest january on record in san jose. we only had trace amounts. last time it w

i want to focus on the fda putting the brakes on the pfizer vaccination for kids under five.is on hold just before everybody' -- just before next week's big meeting when everyone thought it would be approved? >> there was a lot of speculation. people were expecting approval at that meeting, and what is interesting it seems like from anonymous reports from other reading we have been doing, that the fda may have received early data from pfizer ahead of the meeting and said they need a little more information about the vaccine, so let's get the third dose in the kid and get the data in early april, which is a big setback and feels like a game of mental gymnastics for parents. what is interesting is that on tuesday, pfizer's ceo was very confident the fda would be pleased with the data. data showing that two was not effective enough and that they would need three. >> the fda encourage them, from what we understand, based on the imminent threat of omicron, and it did seem like an unorthodox method of approving a vaccine. we've never done it this way before. that's why we told ever

if the fda grants approval, pfizer could begin distributing the shots within take that. we really need to wrap our heads around that. this was a. >> a three-dose vaccination schedule initially. ucsf, professor of epidemiology doctor george rutherford says pfizer is seeking approval of the first 2 doses of a three-dose series. the company says data on a 3rd dose given at least 8 weeks after the second dose is expected in the coming months and could be submitted to the fda. >> to support expanding the authorization to a three-dose series hits that less than 6 months are protected by their mothers. >> but their mothers immunity because they had about his cross set up. they also cross the milk. so younger kids are protected through the bomb. pfizer's clinical trials showed 2 shots were strong enough for babies, but did not give enough immune response in preschool children. >> the company also has not released any safety concerns with 3 doses in kids under 5 years old. ultimately, doctor rutherford says expanding the vaccine eligibility will keep more kids in school and paren

the fda is saved the crew 2 doses without knowing the 3rd dose is effective. so i think this is the right thing to do. >> bay area, infectious disease specialists agree waiting until 3rd dose data is available is the right move. in the meantime, parents who would hope to get their youngest kids vaccinated will have to wait. but doctors say there are ways to protect them, making sure that families are fully vaccinated is a good step that people can take right now. >> so again, it's likely that the fda will take this up again some time in april after they have that 3rd dose data. a recent study by the kaiser family foundation found that only 3 in 10 parents, we get their kids under 5. that vaccine as soon as it was available. dan kerman kron, 4 news stand. thank you. a new report by the cdc found the effectiveness of covid-19 booster shots. >> lowers after 4 months. researchers say the shot offered 91% protection against the omicron variant after 2 months. but after 4 months of drops to 78%, officials still recommend a 3rd shot saying it does still provide subst

once the fda has said, look, it is a risk-reward like with everything in life. the risk, there was no safety events with this age range. the benefit, again, while they're less likely to get sick, 100,000 kids have been hospitalized since august of 2020. and there is also this, this is a strange virus, jake. something we've talked about a long time. a virus that causes isolated loss of smell. something that affects neurological system way that it does. what are the long concerns about long covid? i'm still in the camp that you don't want this. if you can avoid getting sick from this, that is your best bet. a vaccine if it is authorized, proven to be safe and effective, is an effective way of doing that. >> we have five kids among us and all of our kids are vaccinated. this isn't just something that we talk about. we practice it. dr. sanjay gupta, thank you very much. appreciate it. >>> coming up. he next, the drum beat of war. plus, the first day of black history month, bomb threats called into historically black colleges and universities. what are they saying ab

meantime, pfizer board member and former fda chief dr.tlieb said the fda delayed shots for kids under 5 because it lacks a defined efficacy level. was that the right move to make? >> i think it was. i know it's a huge disappointment to a lot of parents with kids under 5. we've got to get this ride. all the safety signals right now are very strong that it's a very safe vaccine. i do think we want to see a bit of a stronger efficacy signal that the vaccine is going to protect kids. until that, i think the smarter thing is to hold off on authorization. >> and walmart stores in some states are planning to drop indoor mask mandates even though there is still a high level of virus out there. but the canada trucker convoy, of course, other global anti-vaccine mandate protests show us that pandemic fatigue has reached such dangerous levels that a balance seems to be needed between what science tells us we need to do and what people can actually handle after two years of restrictions. so how can we successfully strike that balance, do you think? >

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those results should be published a few days before the fda meeting. pfizer's ceo said in a statement today that while the company believes three doses will be needed to provide high levels of protection, quote, if two doses are authorizes, parents will have the opportunity to again a covid-19 vaccination series for their children while awaiting potential authorization of a third dose now, experts i've spoken with about this say a lot depends on what the data actually look like they say going forward if the benefit is uncertain, even with assurances on safety could shake confidence in the vaccine. but the fda points out the omicron wave caused a record number of hospitalizations among young kids, and with those under 5, the last group to be able to get protection from a vaccine, many parents already feel they have been waiting too long shep >> meg tirrell, thank you. >>> for those who choose to get their kids vaccinated, this is welcome news a step closer to ending the nightmare of the pandemic parenting and all the chaos and dread that must come with

do we believe the white house, do we believe the fda? tone of the things that i've been fascinated by in the last few weeks two months is that individually when i talked to any of the advisors to the fda or cdc the vast majority do not ubelieve that this is required for anybody under 65 yet we see in the unanimous vote after unanimous vote go through to say let's have boosters for everybody . so it's a little bit confusing and i think that that's a different kind of political interference where basically he tied their hands without meaning to perhaps. maybe it was intentional but he sort of made it clear that that's what would happen. >> the booster story has been incredible and it's been incredibly frustrating for me since my book ended. but no, i think it's puts us an interesting position in that people are asking me should i get a booster or not. >> and where you come down on that? >> i say well, if you've got the shot, maybe wait a little bit longer. we've seen some evidence that there's immunity from the moderna shop last a little b

today pfizer is asking the fda to expand its use of the covid-19 vaccine to kids between ages six months to five years. children under five are the only group in the u.s. who cannot get the vaccine right now. >> pfizer announcement is the moment millions of parents have been waiting for. nervous about their kids getting covid. it's a vaccine that is already been given to some bay area toddlers. >> today we talked with a bay area mom. who two sons both under age 5 received the pfizer covid vaccine. for that age range. during clinical trials. just seven months old when he received the pfizer covid vaccine. developed for children under five. as part of the clinical trial. at stanford. three year-old big brother also received two doses of the vaccine. in april. the vaccine is one tenth the amount of adults receive. today we asked their moms how her two sons faired after getting the shot. >> they did great. my 3 year-old at the time had a sore arm. for a day. and baby who back then was i think seven months. he didn't have any side affects. and they're happy kids ever since. >> fda are review

i think that if the fda looks at it.maybes here, if there's a submission and the fda looks at the data and there is a safety signal and there is no safety signal that says it's very perfectly safe and particularly for under 2 there is evidence that it does elicit that effectiveness i would tell parents to get it. i want to wait and so what the rest of the package looks like to be able to comment on the older group that we're still collecting data on. i would say that parents should -- if the fda does look at that data and say, look, there's a reason to be optimistic that the third dose will provide, it i would highly encourage parents to get vaccinated but what will actually happen, yasmin, parental vaccination status actually determines kids' vaccination status so if you got vaccinated you're more likely to get your kids vaccinated or not and what we've seen is the way this generally breaks down is general vaccine hesitancy then transmits into the pediatric hesitancy within communities as well, and that's something that

at least 8 weeks after the second dose is expected in the coming months and will be submitted to the fda to support expanding the authorization to a three-dose series. i think we need to be thinking about these vaccinations kind of going forward. >> in general is a three-dose series said obviously the 2 dose did. >> you know, is insufficient against the omicron variant. pfizer's clinical trials showed 2 shots did not give enough immune response in young children. the company also has not released any safety concerns with 3 doses in kids under 5 years old. phillipe djegal all kron. 4 news. >> well, there could be soon a new covid vaccine available here in the u.s. drugmaker novavax is asking the fda for its own emergency use authorization for its protein-based vaccine. the company says the conduct clinical trial showed that the vaccine is about 90% effective. it's made using small laboratory built pieces of the coronavirus, which is a more traditional approach to developing vaccines. and because it is protein based people who can't get the current mrna shots would be eligible for that one

. >>> pfizer is asking the fda to authorize a new version of its covid vaccine made for children as young as 6 months old. the vaccine contains only 1/10 of the adult dose. it's still unclear if children under 5 will need two or three shots. they could be eligible by the end of the month, but the fda advisers need to sign off first. >> everybody that sits around the table's fda advisory committee is a skeptic and we're not going to approve it until we are comfortable we would give it to our own children or our own grandchildren. >> reporter: kids under 5 the only group not eligible to be vaccinated. >>> steny hoyer has tested positive for covid. the second most powerful democrat in the house behind speaker nancy pelosi. hoyer says he has mild symptoms. >>> now to the controversy surrounding whoopi goldberg and her recent comments about the holocaust. she's now being disciplined. here's abc's will ganss. >> reporter: this morning, abc news suspending whoopi goldberg in response to her inaccurate claims that the holocaust was not related to race. abc news president kim godwin saying, effect

they're delaying the applicants to the fda to provide the vaccine under kids 5 years old.g to vaccinate air infandz and toddlers. pfizer is saying it's waiting on more data on the effectiveness of a three dose vaccine regime after previously saying that two dose regime didn't mount a strong enough immune response. right up until this announcement, it seemed the fda was preparing to authorize the vaccines. in fact, nbc news reports that two people familiar with the f.d.a.'s plans said they had already been aa lot of pushback on the ngs from outside experience that had concerns that pfizer's data wasn't sufficient. the experts felt one of the people said that their concerns were falling on deaf ears within the agency. with me now is dr. natalie azar, rheumatologist and msnbc medical contributor and a board certified infectious disease physician and msnbc medical contributor herself. doctor, break down what today's developments mean for parents who have been waiting for the shots. >> yeah. garret, it means that they're going to wait a little longer. the fda in defense of its

here is the fda's top vaccine regulator dr. peter marx from a meeting today. >> looking over the data i think parents can feel reassured that we have set a standard by which we feel that if something does not meet that standard we can't proceed forward. >> reporter: it's a dramatic reversal from what we had heard from pfizer's ceo and the white house just days ago this week. that as long as the fda and cdc sign off, the available data looked strong and the vaccine was a go >> with everything i think they will be pleased with the data and they will approve it. >> the planning process is well under way, cdc is working with states to help them prepare. >> reporter: pfizer now says it expects data on how well three doses protect against covid by early april. outside experts, though, acknowledging some parents' disappointment, say this was the right call >> clearly something has gone wrong in the communication around this. that said, i think at the end of the day the most important thing for confidence is people feeling assured that

the fda says it will undergo the same rigorous review process that was used with the other vaccines. >> it will require the fda posting the data publicly and convening the advisory committee for a transparent discussion of the date. a the fda will then render its that i be after which the cdc and its advisory group will assess and make their recommendation. >> all this could happen by march. if and when they get the green light, shots could start going into arms within a week if not sooner once approved. >>> okay. ready or not, the winter olympics are here. competition underway. but the opening ceremony is friday. just like tokyo, six months ago, covid is a major story line in beijing. >> guess who is in china right now? janelle wang made that journey. she joins us from that secure olympic bubble. you're 16 hours ahead. happy thursday afternoon. tell us what it's like. >> reporter: you got it. it's thursday just after 3:00 p.m. we are in this covid bubble. we have to stay in this closed loop. you probably recognize this behind me. this is the birds nest. this is the site of the openi

moderna has now received full fda approval for vaccines for adults 18 and older. of course it has already been in use for more than a year under emergency use authorization. pfizer's vaccine already received full approval meanwhile former fda chief and pfizer board member dr. scott gottlieb says the fda may be close to approving the pfizer vaccine for children under five with vaccinations coming as soon as march, part of a strategy to establish a widespread immunity for young kids with two shots, not three that news comes as new pediatric cases remain extremely high but are starting to slowly come down. 808,000 new confirmed pediatric cases for last week. nearly 23% of all cases nationwide now involve kids, lester >> tom costello, thank you. >>> claims of misinformation have podcaster joe rogan and spotify on defense after some big named stars pulled their music from the platform over what he shared on his program. emilie ikeda has the latest. >> hello, friends. >> reporter: spotify's top podcaster breaking his silence. >> i'm not trying to promote misinformation.

to believe the white house, the fda and so you know one of the things that been really fascinated by the last few weeks to months is an individually, thesee advisors, the vast majority of them do not believe that boosters are required for those under 65 and yet we have seen unanimous vote go through to say yes. it salutes a bit confusing and i think that is a different kind of political interference we basically they tied their hands without meaning to perhaps maybe it was intentional sort of made it clear that that is what happened. >> and is been incredible and frustrating for me this for my book in this in may of 2021. but i think that it is put me in this interesting position people are always asking me to get a booster or not. >> how did you come down on that. >> i say will if you got the moderna shot you could way because we've seen communities in them moderna shot last a little bit longer. but it was striking to me how much pfizer was pushing very early on to be part of the conversation and, i mean, pfizer has done very well i will say that. >> extremely well they pulled way a

let the fda speak about when they feel they'll have it.ny cities. are we moving into a phase where decisions about mitigation measures can be left up to individuals, rather than state and local governments? >> well, you know, wolf, where we're going right now, first of all we're going in the right direction. if you look at the curves, which is fundamentally, virtually, exclusively omicron, the curves have sharply turned around. they are coming down. they are continuing to come down with regard to the cases and the hospitalizations. if it continues to go in that direction, you're going to be seeing, the cdc makes the recommendations. at the end of the day, it is for the locals to do it. and we would hope the local health authorities, depending on the situation in a particular region, a particular state, a particular city, will utilize the data and the recommendations that the cdc gives and make their own determination based on what's going on in their own particular area. that's where we believe it will be going. and hopefully, wolf, if we

this is what the fda is supposed to do.alls ts are crossed and to make sure that when they come out with the authorization, that this is truly a safe and effective vaccine. >> absolutely. let's put safety first, no question about it. all right. dr. leana wen, thanks as always. we appreciate it. >>> state of emergency has been declared in ontario, canada, as a blockade by truckers protesting covid-19 vaccination rules is crippling trade with the u.s. cnn's lucy kafanov in windsor, ontario for us. lucy, looks like you have got a situation going on behind you right now. what is the latest? >> reporter: jim, you can see and hear the demonstrators behind me. they have been holding firm, despite the cold, despite the wet weather of their blockade of the ambassador bridge, that critical route into detroit, michigan. now, a canadian judge has ordered the protestors to end their five-day blockade, which has disrupted the flow of goods between the two countries. that is set to take effect at 7:00 p.m. tonight, less than an hour from

the fda will review the data. and if it gets authorized, pretty quickly after that takes place, the cdc weighs in, and they make a formal recommendation. this gets added to the vaccine schedule, and within days, people that age can start getting that shot. so it could happen pretty fast. it is a smaller dose, different kits, different needles, that has to be taken into account as well. >> sanjay, appreciate it. thank you. >>> coming up next, more breaking news on the first day of black history month. dr. cornell west joins us, the fight over teaching black history, the prospect of a black woman on the supreme court, and more. >>> and the mystery of who planted pipe bombs on january 6th. especially now that we know that vice president harris came close to one of them. prilosec otc prevents excess acid production that can cause heartburn. so don't fight heartburn, block it with prilosec otc. trelegy for copd. [coughing] ♪ birds flyin' high, you know how i feel. ♪ ♪ breeze driftin' on by... ♪ if you've been playing d

the fda does have it on their network. any time you make a change to sample, it's recorded. wants visibility of sample submission and that's what it allows you to do in fact, the virals of pfizer and merck are used in power as well to find the data. about 80% of the molecules were using the softs ware it's a software that allows you to get complete flexibility from time you test the sample to time it gets submitted so you have assurance of what you're getting is data. sdplp now i get it working on drug development. i have to bring in waters or else they would say that perhaps it was tampered with >> indeed. that's a very good way of summarizing it >> that's incredible there are people who feel somehow that you were a covid stock. that's wrong it happens to be you were very involved in what people did but people sold your stock and thought covid was running out. in truth, it wasn't that big part of your business. >> yeah. not at all in fact, that is a benefit as you come out of covid. it's not to say that we didn't work closely with people who were developing vaccines or diag