US opens COVID boosters to all adults, urges them for 50+
The FDA opens up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults. Now the CDC will debate Friday.[DoD / Lisa Ferdinando / CC BY 2.0 ]
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. is opening COVID-19 vaccine boosters to all adults, and urging them for anyone 50 and older.
The decision Friday seeks to simplify what has been a confusing list of who’s eligible. Now for anyone 18 or older, the only requirement is to be at least six months past their last dose of a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or two months past the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
The government is trying to get ahead of rising coronavirus cases that experts fear could snowball into a winter surge with upcoming holiday travel.