: FDA says doctors can give an extra COVID-19 dose to some people with weak immune systems. This is the first authorization for a booster shot in the U.S.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Thursday authorized an extra COVID-19 booster shot for some people with compromised immune systems in a move that underscores the risk that the virus still poses to vaccinated Americans.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Thursday authorized an extra COVID-19 booster shot for some people with compromised immune systems in a move that underscores the risk that the virus still poses to vaccinated Americans.