Nation 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, 2021 Celina Tebor, Jeanine Santucci and John Bacon, USA TODAY Comments 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.