FDA authorizes booster shots for ages 65 and older

The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Americans aged 65 and older, younger adults with underlying health conditions and those in jobs that put them at high risk for COVID-19, The Associated Press reported.

Meanwhile, advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention opened a two-day meeting to make their own, more specific recommendations about who should get the extra shots and when.