parents are a step closer to being able to get the Covid vaccine for their younger Children. An FDA panel today endorsed kid sized doses of the fighter shot for Children between the ages of five and 11. If the full FDA takes that recommendation shots could begin as early as late next week. A study found the vaccine is nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections in younger Children. Meantime, Children remain at the center of protests over state vaccine mandates parents staged protests last week and even disrupted santa Cruz County Office of Education Board meeting. The board has now taken steps to try and make sure that that doesn't happen again. We get details from Action News eight Reporter Phil Gomez live in santa Cruz. Well erin there is a virtual town hall meetings scheduled tonight. It's for spanish speaking parents who have Children between the ages of five and 11 years old and are eligible for the vaccination. Now the super intent doesn't anticipate any problems at tonight's meeting, but he is going to beef up security for future board meetings, protesters turned out last monday at the santa Cruz clock tower to say no to vaccine mandates or wearing masks or any covid mandate. We are asking for our Children to be free to be Children and for the parents to be able to decide what they believe is best for their own child. We have a couple of members that are walking through our halls three days later during a virtual santa Cruz County Office of Education meeting, protesters stormed the building ready. Our policy here is mass. We do as they disregarded the district's masking policy and disrupted the meeting. The superintendent promises improvements for safety during future board meetings. Making sure that law enforcement is going to continue to have a presence for future board meetings. You know, some of the things we're looking at, we're not going to be publicizing Tuesday night. The Office of Education Plans will hold the first of two town hall meetings. It will provide information on the anticipated expansion of COVID vaccine eligibility to five and 11 year olds. Some answers will be provided, but others you may have to contact your own family. Doctor. I would primarily be pointing those families to their primary care doctors, especially if you have a child with anything like asthma or has a history of pneumonia. Just a little bit more worrisome. I would just check in with your doctor or your nurse. The leon family plans to attend thursday night's town hall meeting. They have a daughter in the second grade who is eligible for the vaccine. I think we probably will watch it to get more information. Just see what other parents their feelings are. And tonight's town hall meeting again is in spanish. It starts at 6 30 there is another presentation in english thursday evening at the same time in santa cruz Phil Gomez KSTW action news eight mm hmm mm hmm