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CNN — U.S. health officials have been in active discussions with the Food and Drug Administration on whether the agency will authorize a second booster vaccine for Americans under 50 years old, the nation's top infectious disease expert shared Saturday. "Hopefully we'll get an answer reasonably soon," Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN's Laura Coates. Advertisement Second boosters have been authorized for U.S. adults 50 and up, as well as certain people with weakened immune systems, since March. But for anyone under the age of 50, only one booster is authorized. Fauci's comments come amid a worrisome time in the pandemic...

Biden CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told the nation on Friday that soon, a booster shot will be needed in order for one to be considered “up to date” with their Covid vaccines. “What we’re really working to do is pivot the language to make sure that everybody is as up to date with their Covid-19 vaccine as they personally could be, should be based on when they got their last vaccine,” she told CBSN. Walensky continued, “Importantly, right now, we’re pivoting our language. We really want to make sure people are up to date. That means if you recently got...