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Pérez/KUT" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/25151510/vaccinectahi-gp-2021-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/25151510/vaccinectahi-gp-2021-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/25151510/vaccinectahi-gp-2021-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/25151510/vaccinectahi-gp-2021-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/25151510/vaccinectahi-gp-2021-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Coronavirus</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/coronavirus/2024/08/29/498201/houston-covid-transmission-hits-highest-levels-of-2024-as-expert-urges-use-of-newly-approved-vaccines/" rel="bookmark">Houston COVID transmission hits highest levels of 2024 as expert urges use of newly approved vaccines</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/ariel-worthy/" title="Posts by Ariel Worthy" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ariel Worthy</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-08-29T15:05:22-05:00">August 29, 2024</time></span> · Since the beginning of July, the new numbers in the Houston wastewater data show COVID levels up 300%, 10 times higher than they were at the end of April.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/at-home-covid-tests/" rel="tag">at home covid tests</a> <a 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<p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2023-09-15T12:09:26-05:00">September 15, 2023</time></span> · The updated shots have a single target, an omicron descendant named XBB.1.5. </p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/covid-booster/" rel="tag">COVID booster</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/covid-vaccine/" rel="tag">covid vaccine</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/cvs/" rel="tag">cvs</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-methodist/" rel="tag">Houston Methodist</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/moderna/" rel="tag">moderna</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/omicron-variant/" rel="tag">omicron variant</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/pfizer/" 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https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/08/pfizer-covid-19-ba4.5-vaccine_vials-4_custom-2d06264627968fb2dfa4901999491c66dcfbd3c9-1500x999.jpg.webp 1500w, https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/08/pfizer-covid-19-ba4.5-vaccine_vials-4_custom-2d06264627968fb2dfa4901999491c66dcfbd3c9-1536x1023.jpg.webp 1536w, https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/08/pfizer-covid-19-ba4.5-vaccine_vials-4_custom-2d06264627968fb2dfa4901999491c66dcfbd3c9-2048x1364.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/08/pfizer-covid-19-ba4.5-vaccine_vials-4_custom-2d06264627968fb2dfa4901999491c66dcfbd3c9-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-485834 wp-post-image" alt="Vials of the newly reformulated COVID-19 vaccine booster are being readied by Pfizer for distribution now that the Food and Drug Administration has authorized the shots for people 12 and older." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/08/pfizer-covid-19-ba4.5-vaccine_vials-4_custom-2d06264627968fb2dfa4901999491c66dcfbd3c9-450x300.jpg 450w, https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/08/pfizer-covid-19-ba4.5-vaccine_vials-4_custom-2d06264627968fb2dfa4901999491c66dcfbd3c9-1000x666.jpg 1000w, https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/08/pfizer-covid-19-ba4.5-vaccine_vials-4_custom-2d06264627968fb2dfa4901999491c66dcfbd3c9-1500x999.jpg 1500w, https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/08/pfizer-covid-19-ba4.5-vaccine_vials-4_custom-2d06264627968fb2dfa4901999491c66dcfbd3c9-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/08/pfizer-covid-19-ba4.5-vaccine_vials-4_custom-2d06264627968fb2dfa4901999491c66dcfbd3c9-2048x1364.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Coronavirus</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/coronavirus/2022/08/31/431994/fda-authorizes-first-revamp-of-covid-vaccines-to-target-omicron/" rel="bookmark">FDA authorizes first revamp of COVID vaccines to target omicron</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/scott-hensley-npr/" title="Posts by Scott Hensley, NPR" class="author url fn" rel="author">Scott Hensley, NPR</a> / <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/rob-stein-npr/" title="Posts by Rob Stein, NPR" class="author url fn" rel="author">Rob Stein, NPR</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-08-31T10:30:27-05:00">August 31, 2022</time></span> · The new shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech target both the original strain of the coronavirus and the omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants that most people are catching now.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/biontech/" rel="tag">BioNTech</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/covid-boosters/" rel="tag">covid boosters</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/covid-vaccines/" rel="tag">COVID vaccines</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/fda/" rel="tag">fda</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/moderna/" rel="tag">moderna</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/pfizer/" rel="tag">Pfizer</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/public-health/" rel="tag">public health</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-430234" class="card post-430234 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-harris-county category-health-science category-local category-news tag-covid tag-covid-vaccine tag-moderna tag-novavax tag-pfizer tag-vaccine"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2022/08/08/430234/new-covid-vaccine-option-being-administered-through-harris-county/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/16154829/20220215-173A3310-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/16154829/20220215-173A3310-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/16154829/20220215-173A3310-1500x1000.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/16154829/20220215-173A3310-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/16154829/20220215-173A3310-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img 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<header class="entry-header"> <h3>Health & Science</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2022/08/08/430234/new-covid-vaccine-option-being-administered-through-harris-county/" rel="bookmark">New COVID vaccine option being administered through Harris County</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/celeste-schurman/" title="Posts by Celeste Schurman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Celeste Schurman</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-08-08T17:09:16-05:00">August 8, 2022</time></span> · The Novavax vaccine is now the fourth vaccine available in the on-going fight against Covid-19.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/covid/" rel="tag">COVID</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/covid-vaccine/" rel="tag">covid vaccine</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/moderna/" rel="tag">moderna</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/novavax/" rel="tag">novavax</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/pfizer/" rel="tag">Pfizer</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/vaccine/" rel="tag">vaccine</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-425578" class="card post-425578 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-coronavirus category-health-science category-national category-news tag-biontech tag-coronavirus tag-covid-19 tag-pediatric tag-pfizer tag-vaccine"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2022/05/23/425578/pfizer-says-its-covid-19-vaccine-produces-a-strong-immune-response-in-kids-under-5/"><picture><source srcset="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/05/kids-under-5-covid-vaccine-d5e08387c9e9b05b0eeb517e07ee73b78704715b-450x337.jpg.webp 450w, https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/05/kids-under-5-covid-vaccine-d5e08387c9e9b05b0eeb517e07ee73b78704715b-1000x750.jpg.webp 1000w, https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/05/kids-under-5-covid-vaccine-d5e08387c9e9b05b0eeb517e07ee73b78704715b-1500x1125.jpg.webp 1500w, https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/05/kids-under-5-covid-vaccine-d5e08387c9e9b05b0eeb517e07ee73b78704715b-1536x1151.jpg.webp 1536w, https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/05/kids-under-5-covid-vaccine-d5e08387c9e9b05b0eeb517e07ee73b78704715b-2048x1535.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="337" src="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/05/kids-under-5-covid-vaccine-d5e08387c9e9b05b0eeb517e07ee73b78704715b-450x337.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-485684 wp-post-image" alt="Pfizer will submit new data to the FDA this week about trials of its vaccine for kids younger than 5 years old. Here, a girl holds her sister's hand as a nurse prepares to administer the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles. Kids 5 and older have been eligible for the vaccine since last November." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/05/kids-under-5-covid-vaccine-d5e08387c9e9b05b0eeb517e07ee73b78704715b-450x337.jpg 450w, https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/05/kids-under-5-covid-vaccine-d5e08387c9e9b05b0eeb517e07ee73b78704715b-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/05/kids-under-5-covid-vaccine-d5e08387c9e9b05b0eeb517e07ee73b78704715b-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/05/kids-under-5-covid-vaccine-d5e08387c9e9b05b0eeb517e07ee73b78704715b-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/uploads/2022/05/kids-under-5-covid-vaccine-d5e08387c9e9b05b0eeb517e07ee73b78704715b-2048x1535.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Health & Science</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2022/05/23/425578/pfizer-says-its-covid-19-vaccine-produces-a-strong-immune-response-in-kids-under-5/" rel="bookmark">If Pfizer’s data pans out, when will little kids get the COVID-19 vaccine?</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/billchappell/" title="Posts by Bill Chappell, NPR" class="author url fn" rel="author">Bill Chappell, NPR</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-05-23T07:45:51-05:00">May 23, 2022</time></span> · Pfizer plans to submit new data to the Food and Drug Administration this week, bringing families with young children one step closer to a long-awaited vaccine.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/biontech/" rel="tag">BioNTech</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/coronavirus/" rel="tag">Coronavirus</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/covid-19/" rel="tag">COVID-19</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/pediatric/" rel="tag">pediatric</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/pfizer/" rel="tag">Pfizer</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/vaccine/" rel="tag">vaccine</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-418177" class="card post-418177 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-science category-national category-news tag-clinical-trials tag-coronavirus tag-covid-19 tag-pfizer tag-pfizer-biontech-vaccine tag-vaaccinations"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2022/02/01/418177/covid-19-vaccine-for-young-kids-could-be-ready-this-month/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01081615/gettyimages-1237841710-0e2d34b5a4a0fac5654ed14f679a263903429e05-450x337.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01081615/gettyimages-1237841710-0e2d34b5a4a0fac5654ed14f679a263903429e05-1000x749.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01081615/gettyimages-1237841710-0e2d34b5a4a0fac5654ed14f679a263903429e05-1500x1124.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01081615/gettyimages-1237841710-0e2d34b5a4a0fac5654ed14f679a263903429e05-1536x1150.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01081615/gettyimages-1237841710-0e2d34b5a4a0fac5654ed14f679a263903429e05-2048x1534.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="337" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01081615/gettyimages-1237841710-0e2d34b5a4a0fac5654ed14f679a263903429e05-450x337.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-418178 wp-post-image" alt="A nurse administers a pediatric dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to a girl at a L.A. 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2022</time></span> · Pfizer and BioNTech are expected to file for emergency use authorization with the Food and Drug Administration as early as Tuesday.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/clinical-trials/" rel="tag">clinical trials</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/coronavirus/" rel="tag">Coronavirus</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/covid-19/" rel="tag">COVID-19</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/pfizer/" rel="tag">Pfizer</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/pfizer-biontech-vaccine/" rel="tag">Pfizer BioNTech vaccine</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/vaaccinations/" rel="tag">vaaccinations</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-416130" class="card post-416130 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail 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href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/scott-hensley-npr/" title="Posts by Scott Hensley, NPR" class="author url fn" rel="author">Scott Hensley, NPR</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2021-12-22T13:33:43-06:00">December 22, 2021</time></span> · In a highly anticipated decision, the Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer's Paxlovid as the first antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 at home. </p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/covid-19/" rel="tag">COVID-19</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/food-and-drug-administration/" rel="tag">food and drug administration</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/paxlovid/" rel="tag">Paxlovid</a> <a 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The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, ruling that 16- and 17-year-olds can get a third dose of Pfizer’s vaccine. The U.S. and many other nations already were urging adults to get booster shots to pump up immunity that can wane months after vaccination, calls that intensified with the discovery of the worrisome new omicron variant. 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href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2021/12/09/415170/fda-expands-pfizer-covid-booster-opens-extra-dose-to-age-16/" rel="bookmark">US expands Pfizer COVID boosters, opens extra dose to age 16</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/lauran-neergaard-ap/" title="Posts by LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP" class="author url fn" rel="author">LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP</a> / <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/matthew-perrone-associated-press/" title="Posts by Matthew Perrone, Associated Press" class="author url fn" rel="author">Matthew Perrone, Associated Press</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2021-12-09T13:04:34-06:00">December 9, 2021</time></span> · In the U.S., the Pfizer vaccine is the only option for 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https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/19080328/gettyimages-1234867037-17670d960e8b86674e9cfa70a99de7af96c2331d-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/19080328/gettyimages-1234867037-17670d960e8b86674e9cfa70a99de7af96c2331d-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Health & Science</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2021/11/19/413860/the-fda-authorizes-covid-booster-shots-for-all-u-s-adults/" rel="bookmark">The FDA authorizes COVID booster shots for all U.S. adults</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/scott-neuman/" title="Posts by Scott Neuman, NPR" class="author url fn" rel="author">Scott Neuman, NPR</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2021-11-19T08:05:30-06:00">November 19, 2021</time></span> · The FDA on Friday granted emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna booster shots. The boosters have already been available for people 65 and older and to high-risk adults.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/biontech/" rel="tag">BioNTech</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/booster-shot/" rel="tag">booster shot</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/covid-19/" rel="tag">COVID-19</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/food-and-drug-administration/" rel="tag">food and drug administration</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/moderna/" rel="tag">moderna</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/pfizer/" rel="tag">Pfizer</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/vaccines/" rel="tag">vaccines</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-413647" class="card post-413647 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail 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vaccinated adults could soon be eligible for a Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/jane-greenhalgh-npr/" title="Posts by Jane Greenhalgh, NPR" class="author url fn" rel="author">Jane Greenhalgh, NPR</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2021-11-17T06:14:37-06:00">November 17, 2021</time></span> · The Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce later this week that it is authorizing boosters for people 18 or older, even if they aren't at risk for severe disease.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/biontech/" rel="tag">BioNTech</a> <a 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