Vaccine experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are scheduled on Wednesday to consider whether adolescents 12 to 15 years old should gain access to Covid-19 boosters for the first time.

The experts’ endorsement would be one of the final steps before doctor’s offices, schools and other vaccination sites make booster shots from Pfizer Inc. and partner BioNTech SE available to 12- to 15-year-olds.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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