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Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Thursday signed off on the approval from the agency’s independent vaccine advisers that recommended an updated coronavirus vaccine booster this fall. The CDC recommended boosters from Pfizer-BioNTech for those who are 12 years old and older and from Moderna for …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has endorsed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendations to expand eligibility of Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster doses to kids 12 to 15 years old. CDC now recommends that adolescents aged 12 to 17 years …

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) extended the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 booster shot to include children aged 12 to 15. “Throughout the pandemic, as the virus that causes COVID-19 has continuously evolved, the need for the FDA to quickly adapt has meant …

Over the weekend, a crowd of Trump supporters in Dallas booed former President Donald Trump after he revealed he received a booster shot for the Covid-19 vaccine. On Sunday night, Trump made the disclosure at the final stop of The History Tour, a live interview show he has been doing with …

16 and 17-year-olds can receive a booster shot for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the additional dose Thursday. The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency authorization for 16- and 17-year-olds to receive a third dose of the Pfizer …

COVID-19 booster shots are now available to all adults in the United States, after Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky signed off on the recommendations of an agency advisory panel on Friday. “After critical scientific evaluation, today’s unanimous decision carefully considered the current state of the pandemic, the …

Yesterday, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in certain populations and also recommended a booster dose for those in high risk occupational and institutional settings. “I believe we can best serve the nation’s public …