Pfizer yesterday asked the Food and Drug Administration to amend the emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine to allow all individuals age 18 and older to receive booster shots. In its request, Pfizer cited data from its ongoing phase 3 clinical trial that confirm the efficacy and safety of a third, 30-microgram dose of the vaccine.

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