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    CDC advisers urge Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11

    by The Associated Press May 19, 2022 2 minutes

    Kids ages 5 to 11 should get a booster dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, advisers to the U.S. government said Thursday.

    If the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agrees, as expected, it would open a third COVID-19 shot to healthy elementary-age kids — just like what is already recommended for everybody 12 and older.

    The hope is

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