Norwegian and Portuguese authorities confirmed COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will soon become available for people aged 65 and older. A third dose will start being offered in late October or early November to Norwegians who received their second dose at least six months prior, Health Minister Bent Hoeie said on Tuesday. Hoeie emphasizes that this third shot is a refresher dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which was approved for this purpose by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) earlier this week. Portugal’s health secretary, Antonio Sales, said late on Monday the government is extending COVID-19 booster shots to everyone aged 65 and older from mid-October. He noted that the booster could only be administered six months after people received their second dose. The third dose will first be administered to the nation’s most vulnerable groups of people, such as care home residents and those over the age of 80. The southern European …