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End of carouselMore than 70 million Americans are now eligible for coronavirus booster shots and 50 million more will be eligible to receive booster shots in the coming months, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said Friday.
Pfizer and BioNTech reported their coronavirus vaccine is 91 percent effective in children 5 to 11 years old in documents posted Friday ahead of a Tuesday meeting where experts are scheduled to debate whether the shots are safe and effective.
Tens of millions of Americans can sign up to get Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots beginning Friday, after the nation’s top public health official endorsed recommendations from expert advisers on booster doses and for the mixing and matching of coronavirus vaccines for boosters.
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