Pfizer is planning to ask the Food and Drug Administration to authorize a second COVID-19 booster shot for people 65 and older.
A staff member poses with a vial of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination health center.
The companies plan to seek emergency authorization for this additional booster for older adults to strengthen protections against the omicron variant, according to two people familiar with the situation. Evidence has been mounting that the protection from three shots has faded with time, especially against the omicron variant which is better at evading the immune system than previous versions of the coronavirus.
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