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Biden administration pushes booster shots as second pandemic winter approaches

WASHINGTON — U.S. public health officials approved making booster shots available to all adults on Friday, opening a new phase in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic as Americans brace for another winter of rising infections and hospitalizations.

It’s a step that several states, including California, have already taken amid concerns that the effectiveness of vaccines received earlier this year could be waning just as more people are traveling for the holidays and gathering with each other indoors.

The expanded availability of booster shots could bolster President Joe Biden’s efforts to

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