Biden hails FDA move to open boosters to age 16

President Joe Biden welcomed as "good news" word that U.S. health authorities again expanded the nation's booster campaign by opening extra doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to several million 16- and 17-year-olds.

Joe Biden, U.S. President said “Today we've got even more good news from the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and the CDC (U.S. Centers for Disease Control). 16 and 17 year olds are eligible for boosters. So my message is really very straightforward and simple. If got vaccinated six months ago, get your booster shot right away.

The U.S. and many other nations already were urging adults to get booster shots to pump up immunity that can wane months after vaccination, calls that intensified with the discovery of the worrisome new omicron variant.