(The Pfizer vaccine is the only one currently recommended for children ages 5 and older.) 9, the FDA and CDC updated that recommendation to include 16- and 17-year-olds, who can now get a Pfizer booster six months or more after getting the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. In November, the FDA first authorized, and a CDC advisory committee endorsed, a recommendation that everyone 18 and older should get a booster if they were vaccinated with a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna mRNA vaccine, as should all adults who received the Johnson & Johnson shot. "This booster dose will provide optimized protection against COVID-19 and the Omicron variant." "We now recommend that all adolescents aged 12-17 years should receive a booster shot 5 months after their primary series," said CDC chief Rochelle Walensky, in a statement. In January, the agency added 12 to 15 year olds to that authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech shots, a decision the CDC endorsed after an advisory panel vote, opening the door to those kids getting boosters in the US. That’s led the FDA to authorize booster shots for all people 16 and older to give added protection and help prevent more outbreaks. Deaths, more than 1,000 a day nationwide, and hospitalizations remain at severe levels among the unvaccinated.Īs people head indoors and vaccine immunity starts to wane - and with the emergence of potentially more transmissible variants like Omicron - cases could climb even higher. Case numbers began rising again in early December. Given the emergence of the Omicron variant and the fact that COVID has come in waves, some experts are warning that there could be another wave coming this winter. When it comes to the biggest health story of the 21st century - COVID-19, of course - there are some glimmers of hope.Īlthough the Delta variant rolled through the US in late summer, pushing cases to levels not seen since early 2021 (with a corresponding rise in the death toll), daily COVID cases and hospitalizations declined in November.īut the pandemic is far from over.
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