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CHILDREN COULDSOON BEVACCINATEDAGAINST COVI19D-.THIS MORNING,PFIZER SAID ITSSHOT IS SAFE ANDEFFECTIVE FOR KIDSAGES 5 TO 11.WE KNOW MNYAPARENTS HAVEQUESTIONS ABOUTTHIS PROCESS ANDWHAT IT MEANS FORTHEIR FAMILY.SO LEX 18'S EVELYNSCHULTZ SPOKEWITH A LEXINGTONPEDIATRICIAN FORPERSPECTIVE.FOR DOCTOR BETHHAWES... PFIZER'SLATESTANNOUNCEMENT ISWELCOME NEWS,JUST WEEKS INTOTHE SCHOOL YEAR.DR. BETH HAWES:WHY ARE YOU SOEXCITED?WELL, TO PROTECTTHOSE 5 TO 11YEAR OLDS IS SOIMPORTANT,BECAUSE THEY ARETHE ONES INSCHOOL.

IT REALLYTELLS ME WE'REGONNA KEEP THEMIN SCHOOLTHROUGH THEWINTER, IF WE CANGET THEMVACCINATED.ACCORDING TO THEDRUGCOMPANY...KIDS INTHEIR TRIALRECEIVED TWOSMALLER DOSES --MEASURING ABOUT ATHIRD OF WHATADULTS WEREGIVEN.THEY STILLDEVELOPEDCORONAVIRUS-FIGHTINGANTIBODIES ON ALEVEL EQUATOLTEENS AND YOUNGADULTS.DOCTOR HAWESSAYS SHE'S NOTSURPRISED.BABIES ANDCHILDREN TYPICALLYRESPOND BETTTO VACCINES... WITHFEWER SIDEEFFECTS LIKE FEVERAND ACHINESS.SHE SAYS THE TRIALRESULTS SHOULDPUT KENTUCKYPARENTS AT EASE.DR. BETH HAWES:I'M SO, SO EXCITEDIT TOOK ONLY ATHIRD OF THEDOSE, TO GIVETHESE GUYS GOODPROTECTION.

ANDTHAT'S ANOTHERREASON PEOPLESHOULD FEELREASSURED ABOUTTHIS VACCINE,BECAUSE NOT ONLYDID THEY MAKESURE IT WAS SAFEAND EFFECTIVE,BUT THEY WENTDOWN TO THELOWEST POSSIBLEDOSE THAT THEYCOULD GET ANADEQUATE IMMUNERESPONSE.EVIE: OF COURSE --DOCTOR HAWESSAYS IF YOU'REWORRIED... ASKYOUR PEDIATRICIAN.THEY CAN ANSWERANY QUESTIONS YOUHAVE ABOUT THECOVID VACCINE FORCHILDREN.... SYOO UCAN BE READY, IFTHE F-D-A APPROVESTHE SHOT SOON.IN LEXINGTON,EVELYN SCHULTZ,LEX 18 NEWS.LARRY: