The FDA has authorized Covid-19 booster shots for adolescents ages 12-15
01/03/2022 10:15 AM ESTThe Food and Drug Administration authorized Covid-19 booster shots Monday for adolescents ages 12-15, marking the latest step by the U.S. government to green-light more vaccine doses for younger Americans.
The decisions come as the more transmissable Omicron variant threatens to disrupt daily life in the country well into the winter and as school districts in Democratic-led states scale back efforts to mandate students get vaccinated to not get ahead of regulators. “In the current situation, it is important to offer all eligible individuals a booster, particularly against the backdrop of the newly-emerging variants such as Omicron," Ugur Sahin, CEO and co-founder of BioNTech said in a statement.
The FDA and CDC expanded booster access to 16- and 17-year-olds on Dec. 9, citing Omicron's rapid rise.
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