News FDA reportedly close to authorizing third Pfizer shot for kids 12-15; US averaging record 300,000 daily reported cases: Live COVID updates December 30, 2021December 30, 2021Celina Tebor, Jeanine Santucci and John Bacon, USA TODAYComments Off on FDA reportedly close to authorizing third Pfizer shot for kids 12-15; US averaging record 300,000 daily reported cases: Live COVID updates The FDA is reportedly poised to authorize a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for kids ages 12-15. Latest COVID news.