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COVID-19 UPDATE: Gov. Justice: FDA authorizes booster dose for children ages 5-11 who are five months removed from primary vaccine series

Press Release

Date: May 19, 2022
Location: Charleston, WV
Issues: Health and Health Care

Gov. Jim Justice and members of the West Virginia COVID-19 pandemic response leadership team held another news briefing today to update the public on the state's latest pandemic response and vaccine distribution efforts.

FDA AUTHORIZES BOOSTER DOSE FOR CHILDREN AGES 5-11

During Thursday's briefing, Gov. Justice announced that, earlier in the week, the United States FDA authorized the use of a single booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 who are at least five months removed from the completion of their primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

As a result of this authorization, the FDA is now encouraging booster doses for all Americans over ages 5 and older.

"This stuff is not going to go away easily, but it's something we can live with if we are all properly vaccinated," Gov. Justice said. "You have a lot of smart people -- medical experts -- telling you to get yourself and your family properly vaccinated and boosted. I'm begging you to heed their advice."


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