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Experts weigh who should get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine booster shots

A CDC panel is meeting to determine who will qualify for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine booster shots. On Wednesday, the FDA authorized it for people ages 65 and over and others at higher risk. CBS News’ Natalie Brand reports. Then Dr. Amesh Adalja, senior scholar at Johns Hopkins University, spoke with CBSN’s Tanya Rivero about the factors health officials are considering. Source

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FBI: Murder rate climbed 29% in 2020 despite COVID-19 lockdowns

In an exclusive interview with CBS News, the FBI is confirming preliminary statistics in its annual crime report for 2020 showing homicides climbed 29% despite widespread lockdowns. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga spoke with the assistant director of the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division about the annual report, and joined Tanya Rivero to discuss the initial findings. Source

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