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CODY: OUR YOUNGEST CHILDREN COULD SNOO BE ELIGIBLE TO GET A CORONAVIRUS VACCINE. LASTON, M MODERNA ASKED THE FDA FOR APPROVAL FOR ITS TWO DOSE AXING FOR KIDUNS DER SIX YEARS OLD. THE FDA SAYS MODERNITY NEEDS TO SEND MORE DATA BEFORE A FINAL DECISION IMAS DE. A CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER SAYS THEY WILL BE READY BEFORE A PANEL MEETING NEXMOT NTH. STILL NOT CLEAR HOW MANY PARENTS WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE VACCINES AND GIVE IT TO THEIR KIDS IF AND WHEN THEY ARE APPROVED. AS OF NOW, 18 MILLION CHILDREN FIVE AND UNDER ARE ON VACCINATED AND VULNERABLE TO THE VIRUS. LOCAL DOCTORS SAY HITTING THE VACCINATEDS ITNO ONLY IMPORTANT FOR THEIR SAFETY, BUT THEIR DEVELOPMENT. >> IT WILL ALLOW THEM TO GET THEIR KID BACK AND NORMAL ROUTINES, -- BACK INTO NORMAL ROUTINES, BEING AROUND THEIR PEERS, LEARNING THE RULESOR F KINDERGARTEN, GETTING READY FOR NEXT STEPS THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO. CODY: DOCTORS TELL US THEY GOT PLENTY OF CALLS FROM INTERESTED PARESNT WHEN ELEMENTARY AGED KIDS WERE ABLE TO GET THEIR SHOTS. XSI MONTHS LATER, LESS THAN 30% OF THOSE KIDS HAVE GOTTEN VACCINATED. WHAT IS BENDHI THE HESITATION? HERE TO GET TO THE HEART OF THE DATA, DR. MYERS. THIS IS BIG NEWS FOR YOU AND YOUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS. HOW MUCH IS A VACCINE FOR OUR YOUNGEST KIDS NEEDED RIGHT NOW? >> IT IS THE LAST STEPN I BEING ABLE TO PROTECT ALL AMERICANS. WE ARE EXCITED THAT THIS IS COMING AROUND THE CORNER SHORTLY. TO BE ABLE TO GET GOING WITH IT. CO: ARE YOU HEARING OR SENGEI HESITATION FROM PARENTS, TH EY WAITED THIS LONG. IT IS THE LAST STEP. IS THATHE T BIGGEST HURDLE? >> THERE IS HESITATION AMONG SOME PARENTS. I THINK EVERY STEP WE TAKE GETS US CLOSER TO GETTING KIDS VACCINATED AND HELPING PARENTS WHO ARE STILL HESINTTA TO RECONCILE THAT AND BE READY TO GET THEIR KIDS VACCINATED. CODY: IS THAT A MAJOR HURDLE, AND HOW DO YOU ADDRESS THAT WITH THEM? IS IT TALKING TOHE T DOCTORS THEY KNOW AND TRUST? >> IT IS. THAT MEDICAL HOME IS IMPORTANT, WHETHER THAT IS YOUR DIPEATRICIAN OR A FAMILY EDISON DOCTOR. REALLY ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS THATOU Y HEAV, AND FROM THE PHYSICIAN AND PROVIDER STANDPONT, IT IS ASKING THE FAMILY, WHAT IS MOST CONCERNING TO YOU, AND LISTENI TNGO WHATEVER THAT CONCERN IS TO HELP THEM THROUGH IT. CO: WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST CONCERNS? >> THERE ARE CONCERNS, THE SIDE EFFECTS FROM THE VACCINE. THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT MYOCARDITIS, EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW ITS I MUCH MORE COMMON FROM HAVING THE INFECTION THEN IT IS FROM GETTING A VACCINE. THERE IS OTHER CONCERNS THAT PELEOP HAVE. FIGURING OUT WHAT THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS FORHAT T FAMILY, FOR THAT PARENT, IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO HELPING THEM MAKE A SOUND DECISION. CODY:OW H WOULD THE VACCINE BE ADMINISTERED FOR KIDS THAT YOUNG? >> NO SPECIAL RULES. WE HAVE FOCUSED ON THE COMFORT PROMISE, TO REDUCE THE PAIN AND ANXIETY THAT CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH VACCINES FOR CHILDREN. IT IS HARD TO REASON WITH A TODDLER AROUND THAT. ABOUT ANYTHING. WE DO A LOT OF THINGS TO HELP LMCA THOSE FEARS, WHICH HELPS THE PARENTS. CODY: WE KNOW CORONAVIRUS CASES ARE STARTING TO RISE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTH. ARE WE SEEING IT AT HOME YET? >> WE ARE NOT SEEING CASES IN OUR COMMUNITY RIGHTS SO MUCH, WE HAVE SEEN A SLIGHT UPTICK IN HOSPITALIZATIONS RECENTLY. I EXPECT THAT, WITH RISING CASES IN THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTH, WE YMA SEE A BUMP IN CASES OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. CO: I HAVE BEEN GETTING THIS FROM VIEWERS. IF I HE AAV YOUNG KID WHO HAS HAD COVID, IS IT TOO LATE, OR WHATS I THE POINT OF GETTING THE VACCINE QUESTION MARK >> IT IS NOT TOO LATE. EVEN IF YOU HAD THE ORIGINAL OMICRON STRAIN, YOU CAN GET REINFECTED. THERE ARNEWE VARIANTS RAISING ALL OF THE TIME. GETTING ACCENT AID IS IMPORTANT, IT HELPS PREVENT INFECTION AND SEVERE DISEASE DOWN THE LINE -- GETTING VACCINATED IS IMPORTANT, IT HELPS PREVENT INFECTION AND SEVERE DISEASE. CO:DY FOR THE OPTIONS