"We are all enthusiastically awaiting these data," Walensky said, when asked how soon authorization and shots for kids could be seen after Pfizer submits its data. Walensky said boosters for people who have gotten the Moderna and J&J vaccines will be addressed with similar urgency as Pfizer's vaccine. She reiterated that the current booster recommendations are only for people who received their second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine more than six months ago. Less than half of US adolescents are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to a CNN analysis of CDC data. But even if Covid-19 cases do come down by Thanksgiving, health experts are bracing for a difficult winter ahead.

Source: CNN September 27, 2021 05:26 UTC