FDA approves Pfizer booster shot for kids as young as 12
The Food and Drug Administration has issued approval for a booster shot of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 12.
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The Food and Drug Administration has issued approval for a booster shot of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 12.
Intimately aware of. >> reporter: the panel also discussed whether it is okay to mix and match vaccines for example, getting a moderna booster if you got a j&j initial dose the advisers haven't yet voted on a position, but indicated there is a robust antibody response, no matter which booster you get. still, there is some skepticism this woman got two pfizer shots and doesn't want another. >> because every six months or three months, they're going to be giving me a new needle no, i'm not a pin cushion. >> reporter: late today the cdc put out updated guidance for the holidays, recommending peop...
Someone was talking to me about that just recently. it's not just landing at an airport with a whole bunch of pfizer shots, moderna shots or whatever. it's a lot more than that. the president also said these doses will be shipped by this time -- i assume he meant all these doses, shipped by this time next year. you think about all that is needed and all that can happen in one year. the administration has faced criticism, sanjay, that they have done too little and moved too slowly in trying to help the world, even though the united states is doing more than other countries. do you think that is...
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