Coverage dated October 3, 2021

EU regulator OKs Pfizer vaccine booster for 18 and older

Headline from MedicalXpress

The European Union's drug regulator gave its backing Monday to administering booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people 18 and older.

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  1. MedicalXpress

    EU regulator OKs Pfizer vaccine booster for 18 and older (opens MedicalXpress)

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    The European Union's drug regulator gave its backing Monday to administering booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people 18 and older.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    COVID: EU regulator backs BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine booster for 18 and over | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    While the European Medicines Agency approved a third dose for people over 18-years-old, the agency said it was up to member states to decide whether to use them.

  3. The Times of Israel

    EU drug agency gives green light to COVID vaccine booster for adults (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    European Medicines Agency rules to approve 3rd shots of Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus inoculation for all people aged over 18

  4. PBS NewsHour

    E.U. regulator OKs Pfizer vaccine booster for 18 and older (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The European Medicines Agency said the booster doses "may be considered at least 6 months after the second dose for people aged 18 years and older."

  5. Sioux City Journal

    The EU's drug regulator says it supports giving booster shots of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to people 18 and older (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    AMSTERDAM (AP) — The EU's drug regulator says it supports giving booster shots of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to people 18 and older.

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