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PBS NewsHour Weekend COVID-19 boosters shots ‘a tough balance’ for FDA, epidemiologists say

Coronavirus variant-specific boosters will soon be available in Georgia. Here's who needs a shot

The Food and Drug Administration earlier this week authorized the updated Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots. The endorsement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention came Thursday, hours after advisers to the CDC voted to recommend reformulated versions of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines.

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Keidy Ventura, 17, receives her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in West New York, N.J. Pfizer has asked federal regulators to expand the eligibility for booster shots to include 16- and 17-year-olds.

Pfizer wants the FDA to let 16- and 17- year-olds get a COVID-19 booster shot

Pfizer's CEO says the vaccine maker has asked federal regulators to authorize boosters for 16- and 17-year-olds. Currently, only people 18 and over are eligible for a booster in the U.S.

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  • Will Stone