Now, months after the shot became available, the CDC has updated the booster recommendations for older adults and those with pre-existing conditions, the agency announced in an Oct. 23 news release.

The CDC approval nevertheless still represents a reining in of the Biden administration's original plan for a widespread booster campaign in everyone aged over 16 in the US.

and review of safety data from people who have already received a COVID-19 primary vaccine series and booster." The CDC also said that it had been reassured by safety data that is being collected ...

Officials added that people who got the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine would also probably be offered a booster. That announcement and timeline leaped ahead of the typical FDA and CDC ...