yvonne maldonado with something we should talk about here. let's start here. thanks for joining us, by the way. really good to see you again. >> thank you.thank you.thank yo. >> will start with the cdc mask guidance clarification. the san francisco apartment a public health sent us the statement saying, quote, as we recently did with the new guidance on outdoor masking for fully vaccinated people, we must wait for the state to adopt the updated guidelines, before making changes to the local health order. so, how does the cdc guidance apply to us here, you know, in the bay area and in california? like nothing really that different today from yesterday or the day before, right? >> well, it is a little bit of head snapping, people said. a kind of went from one stage to another without an interval. i do think we have to wait for not only the state, but each of the counties are going to have to weigh in as well. so we need to be a little careful about jumping right into it. i do think what the cdc told us though, they are giving us a signal that we are heading into

yvonne maldonado is in favor of. >> having a vaccine for all age groups will be important in helping to curb the spread of the pandemic. >> reporter: the doctor is right now overseeing a pfizer vac even trial children 6 months to 5 years old. as far as she can see, the long-term impacts of getting the shot are positive. >> for the 12 to 15-year-old children, the pfizer vaccine has worked quite well, demonstrating no cases of covid in the vaccinated children, and ten cases in the placebo recipients. >> reporter: but for this mother, who asked to remain anonymous, she's not quite sure about vaccinations for children. >> i personally feel there hasn't been enough investigation and research into the long-term effects of what it's going to do for our children. >> reporter: cheryl hurd, "today in the bay." >>> taking a live look in los angeles, and san francisco on this wednesday morning, both cities just given the green light to move in the yellow tier, the least restrictive covid-19 tier, the move marks san francisco's first county in the bay area to do so. almost all the other counties

yvonne maldonado withstand ford recommends teens get vaccinated. >> these vaccines in my view are still extremely safe and effective. as i mentioned, these cases of myocarditis have been showing up in reports but in many cases, these reports have been in older individuals and it's still not clear even in the older individuals that they're related to the vaccine. >> she also recommends that parents speak to the health care providers if they have any questions. dr. maldonado is also involved in vaccine trials for kids undered age of 12. she's optimistic the younger children will be able to get the vaccine in the fall. >> it's possible that the 5 to 12-year-old vaccine trials may be done by early fall, but the trials for children under 5 may not be done until the end of the year or the beginning of 2022. >> so moderna, pfizer and johnson & johnson are all working on vaccine trials for children. >>> covid cases across the u.s. are at the lows, we're talking about lows we haven't seen in just about a year. counties the tracking some of lowest case rates anywhere. a group called covid act now

after yvonne maldonado, who's helping to conduct the fizer trial. people under 18 or 85 million individuals and about 20 to 25% of the u. s population, doctor maldonado says the child vaccine trials are following strict safety guidelines. these trials are being conducted in virtually the same way that every other pediatric vaccine. is done. so the same safety protocols. fighter is hoping that the vaccine for 12 to 15 year olds will get emergency use authorization when the fda reviews the data next week, and dr maldonado says data for the youngest cohort of the children under two years old probably will not be complete until the end of the year. julie jana katsuyama reporting live tonight. thanks, jenna. still ahead here legalizing the sale of home cooked food. the decision made today in alameda county, and how soon it could go into effect. also a japanese arts and cultural center in the south bay in danger of closing, south bay in danger of closing, but welcome to jack in the box. hey, jack, i heard your chicken- who told you that? it was jimmy wasn

vaccine for kids. 6 between 6 months and 5 years old, professors of pediatrics and epidemiology yvonne maldonados vaccinating kids is important because they, too, are getting sick and sometimes dying from the virus. >> the cdc, a c ip will be the fda. emergency use authorization for pfizer vaccine for 12 to 15 year olds. and this is important because of 2 reasons. and that is >> children do get infected and they can become sick and we've seen over 3 and a half million us children infected with sars to be too. >> thousands of hospitalizations and between 3 600 deaths. >> new data from the cdc shows that infection rates among american residents between the ages of 1417 now higher than for all americans. while the rates among children from 6 to 13 or getting closer to the national average confusion around mask, whether or not to wear them or not continues to persist tonight. the cdc says that schools should continue using face mask until the end of the current school year. the agency updating its guidance yesterday saying that all students will not be fully vaccinated by the end of the current scho

s population, according to stanford infectious diseases expert dr yvonne maldonado, who's helping toonduct the fizer trial. people under 18, or 85 million% individuals and about 20 to 25% of the u. s. populations so it is really a good group of people to include in vaccination efforts, she says. the child vaccine trials used the same safety protocols as adult trials actually, look at what's called immuno bridging, which is to look at the immune responses of the children. to see if their equivalent or better than those in adults participating in the trial often opens up up access to medicines that are not yet available on this is the reason why they send up for it. jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news. san francisco is now the only bay area county and that yellow tear and with that things are changing in the city. ktvu christian captain explains how the city is updating its guidelines when it comes to wearing masks out in public. in just a matter of days, one of the most visible signs of the pandemic will start to fade as the city loosened its requirements for facial coverings in most se

s population, according to stanford infectious diseases expert dr yvonne maldonado, who's helping to conduct the fizer trial. people under 18, or 85 million individuals and about 20 to 25% of the u. s. populations so it is really a good group of people to include in vaccination efforts, she says. the child vaccine trials used the same safety protocols as adult trials actually look at what's called immuno bridging, which is to look at the immune responses of the children to see if their equivalent or better than those in adults participating in the trial often opens up up access to medicines that are not yet available. on this is the reason why they send up for it. fizer is hoping the vaccine for 12 to 15 year olds will get emergency use authorization from the fda next week. dr maldonado says the data for the youngest cohort under two years old won't be ready until likely the end of this year. frank jenna, i admire that of the trial, and i know you kind of touched on this during the peace, but did they express any concerns at all? because even though the dose is much smaller, she's st

yvonne maldonado is on today's panel. >> for children who are not caught up with their regular vacciness could provide an obstacle for full vaccinations. the idea will be to see if we can remove the barrier to multiple vaccinations when they are appropriate. >> reporter: most states are waiting for the cdc's recommendations before they start putting shots in the arms of teenagers. but a number of states started vaccinating 12 to 15-year-olds right after the fda said it was safe to do so on monday. in pennsylvania, 15-year-old d.j. ballinger was one of the first in line. >> i was ecstatic as soon as i heard it, i had d.j. over there probably within an hour. >> reporter: in georgia they started giving the shots to these children after the state health department gave its blessing. >> i look forward to having a little bit more freedom to like do stuff. >> reporter: walgreens will offer shots to them at their pharmacies and the company says it's working with more than 1,000 school districts across the country offering vaccinations for schoolchildren in their stores and clinics. >> the rollo