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Sixteen and 17-year-olds are three-and-a-half times more likely to get addicted to cannabis
Teenagers aged 16 and 17 are nearly FOUR TIMES more likely to develop a cannabis addiction than adults because their brains are still developing, scientists findScientists at King's College London monitored more than 274 people…
Canada authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 booster for 16- and 17-year-olds | CBC News
Canada on Wednesday authorized a single booster shot of Pfizer and partner BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for 16- and 17-year-olds.Regulator Health Canada had cleared an extra dose of the vaccine for people 18 and older in November last year.…
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 booster authorized for 16- and 17-year-olds
The Food and Drug Administration decision permits the teenagers to receive a third dose of the shot at least six months after their primary vaccination series.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle…
F.D.A. Authorizes Pfizer Boosters for 16- and 17-Year-Olds
According to federal data, about 5.5 million 16- and 17-year-olds — two-thirds of that age group — have received at least one dose of Pfizer’s vaccine. More than 4.7 million have received two doses. Roughly three million got their second…
U.S. FDA OKs Pfizer COVID-19 booster for 16 and 17-year-olds – National | Globalnews.ca
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE those aged 16 and 17, as public health officials have urged Americans to get the additional shots…
FDA expands eligibility for Pfizer Covid booster shots to 16- and 17-year-olds amid omicron fears
A 16-year-old teenager, receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine.Jack Guez | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Food and Drug Administration on Thursday expanded eligibility for Pfizer and BioNTech's booster shot to people who…
U.S. FDA authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech booster for 16- and 17-year-olds
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE those aged 16 and 17, as public health officials have urged Americans to get the additional shots on concerns…
Britain’s Covid vaccine watchdog ‘will approve second doses for 16 and 17-year-olds this…
Second Covid vaccine doses will be approved for all 16 and 17-year-olds in the UK within days, it was claimed today.Britain's jab watchdog, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), is expected to announce the move this…
South Africa to Begin Covid Vaccination of 12 to 17-Year-Olds from Oct 20
South Africa will start vaccinating children and teenagers from October 20 as its steps up its drive to reach heard immunity against Covid by giving half of its six million young people the jab by December. We have reached the stage where…