FDA Authorizes Moderna, Pfizer COVID Booster Shots for All U.S. Adults

  • The CDC still has to authorize distribution of the booster doses before people can start receiving the shots, which could start this weekend.
  • The CDC’s independent panel of vaccine experts is scheduled to meet on Friday to review the new data.
  • CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on Wednesday said the public health agency would “act swiftly” after the FDA has reviewed the data and provided its authorization.

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