FDA approves Pfizer booster shots for those over 65 and at-risk adults

The FDA authorized the booster to be given at least six months after people have received their second injection.

COVID-19 vaccines continue to behighly effectivein preventing hospitalization.

Those who are unvaccinated have accounted fornearly all the hospitalizations and deaths– over 97% as of July.

Another area of concern for many Americans is when children under 12 will be eligible for a vaccine.

Children 12 and older have been eligible for thePfizer vaccine since May.

Pfizer said on Monday its vaccine issafe and effective for children ages 5 to 11.