News FDA authorizes booster dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for people 65 and older, high-risk workers September 22, 2021 Elizabeth Weise and Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY Comments Off on FDA authorizes booster dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for people 65 and older, high-risk workers The FDA authorized COVID booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for people 65 and older and those whose jobs put them at high risk for exposure.