More U.S. states offer COVID-19 boosters to all adults amid fear of winter surge
NEW YORK, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- A growing number of U.S. governors from both political parties and other officials are circumventing a federal guidance to offer boosters to anyone over 18 in hopes of staving off a spike in cases over the holidays, while the Joe Biden administration is purchasing more vaccines and pills in preparation for future pandemics, especially a potential surge of the coronavirus this winter.