FDA official explains decision on 'simplified' booster shots

The U.S. government’s booster campaign got a lot simpler Friday after Food and Drug Administration officials authorized extra shots of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for all adults. It replaces a complicated system in which eligibility was based on age, health conditions and other factors. “It’s simplified things, I think significantly over the situation that we had in place previously,” FDA’s vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks told The Associated Press. The FDA action comes after months of debate among experts over whether everyone 18 and older should get an extra shot for protection.