Tens of thousands of Mainers who received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine may be eligible for a booster in the coming weeks or months after federal regulators authorized another dose last week to provide an additional layer of protection for certain groups. The booster recommendation comes as the virus continues to spread mostly among unvaccinated people, while vaccines continue to be effective in preventing severe illness and death due to COVID-19.

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