News FDA authorizes bivalent COVID-19 boosters for children ages 5 to 11 October 12, 2022 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY Comments Off on FDA authorizes bivalent COVID-19 boosters for children ages 5 to 11 Children ages 5 to 11 can now get a COVID booster after the FDA authorized the bivalent dose Wednesday from both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.