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60 Million Americans Who Got the Pfizer Covid Shot Can Get a Booster

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By Josh Wingrove and Jenny Leonard

September 24, 2021 at 2:13 PM UTC

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September 24, 2021 at 2:56 PM UTC

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President Joe Biden said 60 million Americans who got the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE Covid-19 vaccine will soon be able to get a booster shot, after one of his top health officials overruled an advisory panel to expand eligibility.

“We took a key step in protecting the vaccinated with booster shots, which our top government doctors believe provides the highest level of protection available to date,” Biden said Friday at the White House.