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FDA authorizes COVID-19 boosters for all adults in US

By Elizabeth Faddis
Published November 19, 2021 1:52pm ET
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FDA authorizes COVID-19 boosters for all adults in US
In this Sept. 14, 2021, file photo, a vaccine provider prepares a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic run by the Allegheny County Health Department at Casa San Jose, a nonprofit organization serving Latino immigrants in the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized COVID-19 booster shots for all adults in the United States.

The news comes after several states had recently started allowing all adults to receive the booster shot, despite more narrow federal guidelines in place, according to the Associated Press. All U.S. adults who received their last coronavirus vaccine six months ago are eligible to receive the booster inoculation.

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