CDC endorses booster shots of Pfizer COVID vaccine for adolescents

CDC Recommends Pfizer COVID-19 Booster For Ages 12 And Up

The recommendation now allows 12- to 15-year-olds to get the booster amid school closures and a rise in Omicron.

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US urges COVID boosters starting at age 12 to fight omicron

The U.S. is urging that everyone 12 and older get a COVID-19 booster as soon as they're eligible, to help fight back the hugely contagious omicron mutant that's ripping through

CDC urges COVID-19 boosters starting at age 12 to fight Omicron

The CDC is urging everyone 12 and older get a COVID-19 booster to help fight the Omicron variant.

CDC endorses booster shots of Pfizer COVID vaccine for adolescents

Booster doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine are now available to adolescents age 12 to 15 after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday endorsed a recommendation from an agency advisory panel. 

CDC recommends Pfizer's COVID-19 booster for ages 12 to 15

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday it expanded the eligibility of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's booster doses to those 12 to 15 years old.