Covid Live Updates: U.S. Health Officials Clear Second Boosters for Those 50 and Older

Federal regulators authorized second booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines on Tuesday for everyone 50 and older. The move came after the Biden administration decided it should seek to bolster waning immunity in older Americans against severe disease in case the virus sweeps the nation again in the coming months.

The Food and Drug Administration said that those who are eligible can get the additional shot at least four months after their first booster. The agency also authorized a second booster for individuals 12 and older with certain immune deficiencies after the same interval.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/03/29/world/covid-19-mandates-cases-vaccine/the-fda-authorizes-second-covid-booster-shots-for-those-50-and-older