FDA Moves To Approve COVID Vaccine Booster Shots For 16 And 17-Year-Olds

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The U.S. is one step closer to expanding COVID vaccine boosters shots to 16 and 17-year-olds.

The Food and Drug Administration ruled Thursday teens as young as 16 can get a third Pfizer dose as long as it has been six months since their last shot.

The decision now heads to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for final approval.

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