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A CDC Panel Backs Booster Shots For Older Adults, A Step Toward Making Them Available

Emma Bowman

Updated September 23, 2021

A CDC advisory panel has recommended a third Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine dose for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease. (AP)

This article was originally published on September 23, 2021.

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