FDA Approves Pfizer Booster Shot for 16, 17-Year-Olds

The FDA cleared the Pfizer COVID-19 booster for 16- and 17-year-olds, expanding eligibility as the Omicron variant spreads.  The decision permits teenagers to receive a third dose of the shot at least six months after their initial series, the Wall Street Journal reports.  “The best way to minimize the spread of Covid-19 and any future […]

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  • 03/02/2023

The FDA cleared the Pfizer COVID-19 booster for 16- and 17-year-olds, expanding eligibility as the Omicron variant spreads.  The decision permits teenagers to receive a third dose of the shot at least six months after their initial series, the Wall Street Journal reports.  “The best way to minimize the spread of Covid-19 and any future […]

The FDA cleared the Pfizer COVID-19 booster for 16- and 17-year-olds, expanding eligibility as the Omicron variant spreads. 

The decision permits teenagers to receive a third dose of the shot at least six months after their initial series, the Wall Street Journal reports

“The best way to minimize the spread of Covid-19 and any future variants is getting all eligible people fully vaccinated with the first two-dose series and a booster dose as recommended,” Pfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said. 

Pfizer has reported that volunteers in its 10,000-subject study testing boosters in people 16 years and older generated strong immune responses and experienced fewer side effects than after the second dose.

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