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FDA authorizes second boosters of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for adults over 50

By Cassidy Morrison
Published March 29, 2022 2:43pm ET
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FDA authorizes second boosters of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for adults over 50
The Biden administration will permit adults 50 and older to get a second round of mRNA COVID-19 booster shots if they so choose, an effort to blunt the next surge. The Food and Drug Administration also authorized a second booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for people 12 and older who have compromised immune systems […]

The Biden administration will permit adults 50 and older to get a second round of mRNA COVID-19 booster shots if they so choose, an effort to blunt the next surge.

The Food and Drug Administration also authorized a second booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for people 12 and older who have compromised immune systems and are not able to get full vaccine protection after three shots.

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