CDC expands COVID booster jab eligibility to all US adults
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CDC expands COVID booster jab eligibility to all US adults

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US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says anyone aged 18 and older can now receive a booster jab. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded eligibility for COVID-19 booster jabs to all adults in the United States, move that paves the way for millions more Americans to receive additional protection against the virus. The CDC on Friday evening endorsed the advice of a health advisory panel, which earlier voted unanimously to recommend expanding booster eligibility to all Americans aged 18 and older who received their second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines at least six months earlier. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky gave final approval to the panel’s recommendation, saying the booster programme would “help provide increased protection against COVID-19 disease and death”. Earlier on Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration authorised broader use of booster doses for adults who had been inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna jabs.

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