NEW: FDA authorizes booster shot of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for teens ages 16 and 17 for emergency use; CDC needs to sign off before the booster shots can be administered.
a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for 16- and 17-year-olds for emergency use.
Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock said boosters, along with other preventative measures, remain the nation's most effective method for fighting Covid. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still needs to sign off before the booster shots can be administered. A meeting of the agency's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices hasn't been scheduled yet.
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