FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Boosters for 12 to 15-Year-Olds
We ran the numbers: There are 774 news articles covering this topic. 37% (286) are left leaning, 28% (218) are center, and 35% (270) are right leaning.
On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unauthorized Pfizer booster shots for 12 to 15 year olds. While left-leaning articles highlight that the CDC plans to meet with their vaccine advisory board on Wednesday to discuss the issue of expanding booster eligibility to adolescents, right-leaning articles highlight that the FDA-approved booster use must now be OK’d by the CDC.
A left-leaning article by CNN highlights that the CDC plans to meet with their vaccine advisory board on Wednesday to discuss the issue of expanding booster eligibility to adolescents. The FDA updated the emergency use authorization after review of real-world data from Israel that showed there were "no new safety concerns" in expanding boosters to adolescents.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that the FDA also shortened the time for all adults to get their booster shots, down to five months from six months after the initial shots. For children 5-11 years old, the FDA authorized a third shot for certain immunocompromised children.
A right-leaning article by New York Post highlights that the FDA-approved booster use must now be OK’d by the CDC. The FDA said it backs the emergency use of the booster for the age group.