FDA expands Pfizer COVID booster, opens extra dose to age 16
A medical staff member prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Tudor Ranch in Mecca, California on Jan. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
There’s one more step: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must formally recommend the boosters for this age group and a decision is expected soon.
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