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But it also finds a fourth dose may not provide enough of those antibodies to protect against the omicron variant. let's bring in cnn senior medical continue eliza-- correspondent elizabeth cohen. >> in israel, several weeks ago they started giving fourth doses to people who were immune compromised, to people who were 60 years of age or older, and also to health care workers. so they decided to see, when we give it to health care workers, what happens, let's take a look at what shiba did, they gave fourth doses to 274 health care workers, some got pfizer, some got moderna. the fourth dose did ...

Food and drug administration has authorized the pfizer booster for people ages 16 and 17. so 16 and 17-year-olds who got the pfizer vaccine to begin with, six months after their second shot, they would then be eligible to get a booster with pfizer. let's take a look at some numbers. once this goes through, 2.6 million u.s. teens will be eligible for a booster. already 141 million adults are eligible. now, for adults, they can do a mix and matcha approach to boosters, get a different booster shot than the shots that they got initially. but for 16 and 17-year-olds who got pfizer, they do need to...

Fully vaccinated with either pfizer or moderna. right now people under the age of 65 who got pfizer can get a booster, but they have to be in certain categories. for example, they have to have certain medical conditions or work in a risky profession such as be a doctor or nurse. but a source telling cnn that this will change, that anyone who got pfizer or moderna will be able to get a booster starting at age 40 or possibly age 50 as long as they're at least six months past their second shot. laura, christine? >> all right, elizabeth, thank you so much for that. a possible reprieve for a los an...

No fossil fuel producers are beyond a key cliecmate threshold. past 1.5 degree celsius. we'll see more fires, deadly heat waves and floods like 2021. booster shots for adults 40 and up could be available very soon. just last month, the fda authorized moderna and pfizer boosters for people 65 and older. so why the change so soon? senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen has some answers. >> laura, christine, u.s. health officials will likely be recommending booster shots to people starting at age 40 or possibly 50 who received the pfizer or moderna vaccine. now, that's younger than the cu...

Who might be either at occupational or high risk. today the committee discussed a few things, is this only for people who got pfizer? the answer is yes. that's how the fda approved their emergency use authorization. it was a unanimous vote on people over 65. there was a discussion on people aged 50 to 64, clear medical benefits there. a lot of discussion over 18 to 54-year-olds, would they benefit from, those who had medical conditions, would they benefit from this boost? that's also been approved. this applies to a portion of the 100 million people in the u.s. who got two doses of pfizer. the...