US expands Covid-19 booster eligibility to all adults

ReutersPublished: Nov 20, 2021 4:37 AM | Updated: Nov 20, 2021 4:38 AM

US regulators expanded eligibility for booster shots of Covid-19 vaccines to all adults on Friday, allowing millions more Americans to get additional protection against the virus amid a recent rise in infections.

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Rochelle Walensky, signed off on the expanded eligibility on Friday evening.

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