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FDA panel recommends COVID booster for some

An independent FDA panel recommended this week that some Americans, including those over the age of 65 and those who are at risk of serious disease, get the COVID-19 booster shot. But the panel stopped short of recommending it for the general public. Dr. Geeta Swamy, the associate vice president of research and a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Duke University, explains to CBSN's Lana Zak if pregnant women should be part of the "at-risk" group.

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FDA panel: Most don't need Pfizer boosters

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted to recommend only people over the age of 65 or who are immunocompromised need third doses of the Pfizer vaccine. CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti reports the decision upends the Biden administration's plans to roll out a mass booster program Monday. Then, Dr. Hilary Fairbrother, an emergency medicine physician, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to explain what this vote means for the future of COVID-19 vaccine boosters.

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Biden goes after wealthy in speech on economy

In a speech promoting his economic agenda, President Biden on Thursday criticized the wealthy and corporations for not paying their fair share of taxes. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes, Axios' political reporter Sarah Mucha, and The Washington Post's Capitol Hill reporter Rhonda Colvin join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the details, and the latest on the White House's effort to address rapper Nicki Minaj's questions about vaccines.

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FDA neutral on COVID boosters

The FDA is not yet taking a definitive stance on whether or not booster shots are needed to help protect people from coronavirus infections. A key advisory committee is set to meet to discuss authorizing an extra dose of Pfizer's vaccine in the coming days. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca reports from Tennessee, where first vaccine doses remain low. Then, Dr. Adam Brown, an emergency physician and the COVID-19 national task force chair at Envision Healthcare, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the latest on the pandemic.

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