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

By Human Events · Published 2021-12-09 · News & Analysis › Economy · https://humanevents.com/news/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 \[…\]

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](https://www.wsj.com/articles/pfizer-biontech-covid-19-booster-authorized-for-16-and-17-year-olds-11639067421?tesla=y&mod=djemalertNEWS).

“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.