FDA and CDC green light Pfizer COVID-19 booster for older teenagers

Teenagers ages 16 and 17 in the United States are now eligible for the Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot, the US FDA and CDC have announced. The FDA revealed its Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) expansion on December 9, noting that eligible teenagers must have received the primary vaccine doses at least six months prior to getting the booster dose. Booster eligibility …