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FDA set to open Pfizer boosters to some youths

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The Food and Drug Administration is planning to broaden eligibility for coronavirus vaccine booster doses Monday, allowing 12- to 15-year-olds to receive third doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine, according to people familiar with the agency's deliberations.

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Reports & sources

15 articles, oldest first.

  1. MedicalXpress

    Real-world data confirms Pfizer vaccine is safe for kids ages 5-11 (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    New U.S. data based on nearly 9 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine delivered to kids ages 5 to 11 shows no major safety issues, according to researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  2. Washington Post

    FDA expected to authorize Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots for 12-to-15-year-olds by early next week (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    Boosters are already available for people 16 and older.

  3. Portland Press Herald

    FDA expected soon to authorize Pfizer boosters for ages 12-15 (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Older teenagers are already eligible for boosters, and younger children have more recently received their initial vaccine doses.

  4. ABC 12 Flint

    FDA expected to broaden Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine booster eligibility to youths ages 12 to 15 in the coming days, source says (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to broaden eligibility for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine boosters to youths ages 12 to 15 in the coming days, according to a person

  5. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    FDA May Allow Pfizer Boosters for 12- to 15-Year-Olds by Monday (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    THURSDAY, Dec. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Younger adolescents may soon be eligible for COVID-19 booster vaccines, possibly by early next week.

  6. The Hill

    FDA expected to authorize Pfizer boosters for ages 12 to 15: report (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to approve booster shots of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 for 12- to 15-year-olds on Monday, people familiar with the agency's plan told

  7. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Real-World Data Confirms Pfizer Vaccine Safe for Kids Ages 5-11 (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    THURSDAY, Dec. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- New U.S. data based on nearly 9 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine delivered to kids ages 5 to 11 shows no

  8. Boston

    FDA expected to authorize Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots for 12- to 15-year-olds by early next week (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    The Food and Drug Administration is expected by early next week to authorize booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds, according to two people familiar with the FDA's plan.

  9. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    FDA plans to allow 12- to 15-year-olds to receive Pfizer boosters (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Regulators also plan to allow adolescents and adults to seek an extra shot of Pfizer's vaccine five months after receiving a second dose.

  10. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    FDA set to open Pfizer boosters to some youths (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    The Food and Drug Administration is planning to broaden eligibility for coronavirus vaccine booster doses Monday, allowing 12- to 15-year-olds to receive third doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine, according to people familiar with the agency's deliberations.

  11. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Booster shots for ages 12-15 likely to be approved (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    The Food and Drug Administration is expected by early next week to authorize booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds, according to two people familiar with

  12. FOX 13 Tampa

    Booster shots are coming for young teenagers (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    The FDA is reportedly on the verge of approving booster shots of the Pfizer COVID vaccine for those aged 12 to 15.

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