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(CNN) --
United States President Joe Biden will receive his second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday.
The White House reported that "today, following his remarks on the state of the country's fight against covid-19, the president (Biden) will receive his second booster dose against covid-19. The injection will be administered by a member of the White House Medical Unit.
Biden will receive the new booster dose of the covid-19 vaccine before the cameras.
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Biden is scheduled to deliver a speech at 1:30 pm ET from the White House.
On Tuesday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the emergency use authorization for Pfizer and Moderna's covid-19 vaccines to allow adults age 50 and older to receive a second booster dose. As early as four months after your first booster dose of any COVID-19 vaccine.
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Who is eligible for second COVID-19 booster doses and when will they receive them?
Asked Tuesday, White House communications director Kate Bedingfield told reporters that the president would get a booster dose "if his doctor recommends it."
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