Moderna jab ‘to protect through the winter’ after positive new results
2 years, 5 months ago

Moderna jab ‘to protect through the winter’ after positive new results

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Moderna Covid-19 booster jab shows good protection for at least three months, offering hope that it will protect people through the toughest part of winter. It found that after 90 days, the new bivalent vaccine “elicited a superior neutralising antibody response” against the BA.1 sub-lineage of Omicron, regardless of whether or not participants had previously had Covid-19. Clinical trial data now indicates that the superior immune response produced by our bivalent booster has durability for at least three months Stephane Bancel, Moderna Asked whether the results could give people confidence they would be protected throughout the winter, he said: “Yes, that gives us the confidence at a three-month timepoint – if you are having it now it extends throughout winter. “We are looking at it continuously, we are at the three-month mark and everything is looking great.” Stephane Bancel, chief executive of Moderna, said in a statement: “Our bivalent boosters continue to demonstrate a strong, enduring response to Covid-19 variants of concern.” “Clinical trial data now indicates that the superior immune response produced by our bivalent booster has durability for at least three months.

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FDA Approves New Covid Vaccines Amid Summer Surge
55 years, 2 months ago

FDA Approves New Covid Vaccines Amid Summer Surge

Wired  

Amid a summer surge of Covid-19 infections, the US Food and Drug Administration just approved updated mRNA vaccines that more closely target the currently circulating variants of the coronavirus. The updated vaccines, from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech, target a variant of Omicron called KP.2, one of the several so-called FLiRT variants that collectively are responsible for the current Covid wave. “Given …

Results are looking promising for a combined COVID and flu vaccine. Here’s how it could benefit public health
9 months, 1 week ago

Results are looking promising for a combined COVID and flu vaccine. Here’s how it could benefit public health

New Indian Express  

Earlier this week, Moderna announced positive results for its phase 3 clinical trial of a combined vaccine against COVID and influenza. The control groups received a COVID vaccine and a suitable flu vaccine delivered separately. The control group in the 50-to-64 age category were given the Fluarix flu vaccine, as well as Moderna’s mRNA COVID vaccine, Spikevax. The over-65 control …

A new COVID variant is now dominant in the U.S. Will it cause another massive surge like Omicron?
1 year, 3 months ago

A new COVID variant is now dominant in the U.S. Will it cause another massive surge like Omicron?

Salon  

Once again, COVID-19 cases are rising sharply across the world, along with hospitalizations and death. Dr. T. Ryan Gregory, an evolutionary and genome biologist at the University of Guelph in Canada, explained to Salon that scientists have been referring to clans of variants “to capture the idea that evolving lineages is what matters, rather than any individual variant per se.” …

Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine gets the green light from the FDA, giving third option for protection
1 year, 5 months ago

Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine gets the green light from the FDA, giving third option for protection

Salon  

On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of a new Novavax vaccine specifically targeted to protect against the latest Omicron circulating strains. Following a bumpy rollout of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, it will bring another option to the table for those who are ready to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated amid a rise in …

US FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna's updated Covid shots
1 year, 6 months ago

US FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna's updated Covid shots

India Today  

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized updated Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna that target a recently circulating Omicron variant of the coronavirus, paving the way for the launch later this week of a fall vaccination campaign. Pfizer and Moderna said their updated vaccines, which target the XBB.1.5 subvariant of the virus, were expected to be available …

Moderna says updated COVID vaccine is effective against ‘highly-mutated’ BA.2.86 variant
1 year, 6 months ago

Moderna says updated COVID vaccine is effective against ‘highly-mutated’ BA.2.86 variant

Hindustan Times  

Moderna on Wednesday said clinical trial data showed its updated COVID-19 vaccine will likely be effective against the highly-mutated BA.2.86 subvariant of the coronavirus that has raised fears of a resurgence of infections. The Omicron offshoot carries more than 35 mutations in key portions of the virus compared with XBB.1.5, the dominant variant through most of 2023 and the target …

First Omicron-specific mRNA vaccine from India approved by regulators
1 year, 9 months ago

First Omicron-specific mRNA vaccine from India approved by regulators

The Hindu  

India’s first indigenous mRNA vaccine for the Omicron variant, GEMCOVAC-OM, developed by Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd, was approved under emergency use guidelines by the Drug Controller General of India late Monday. Gennova CEO Sanjay Singh said that by the time his company got regulatory approvals for GEMCOVAC-19, the demand for primary doses was largely met by other vaccines, however there …

Next round of COVID-19 shots in fall will target latest omicron strain
1 year, 9 months ago

Next round of COVID-19 shots in fall will target latest omicron strain

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The next round of COVID-19 vaccines will target one of the latest versions of the coronavirus, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The agency told vaccine makers to provide protection against just one omicron strain, known as XBB.1.5. The three U.S. companies that make COVID-19 shots said this week they had geared up to make the …

COVID vaccine should be updated to target XBB strain, FDA committee says
1 year, 9 months ago

COVID vaccine should be updated to target XBB strain, FDA committee says

LA Times  

Commuters with and without face masks walk through Union Station in Los Angeles in December. The unanimous recommendation from the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee follows that of agency staff, who in a memo acknowledged that while older vaccine formulas can still help stave off severe disease, “protection wanes with time and is reduced against subsequent waves of …

FDA advisers back updated COVID shots for fall vaccinations
1 year, 9 months ago

FDA advisers back updated COVID shots for fall vaccinations

NPR  

FDA advisers back updated COVID shots for fall vaccinations Enlarge this image toggle caption Esteban Felix/AP Esteban Felix/AP A panel of expert advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously Thursday to recommend that the COVID-19 vaccine be updated to target emerging subvariants of omicron. The COVID shot that's currently available is known as a "bivalent" vaccine because it …

CDC signs off on additional Covid-19 booster doses for certain people
1 year, 11 months ago

CDC signs off on additional Covid-19 booster doses for certain people

CNN  

CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its recommendations on the Covid-19 vaccines on Wednesday to allow another dose of the bivalent booster for people who are 65 and older or who have weakened immune systems and who “want the option of added protection” against the coronavirus. The move aligns with Tuesday’s US Food and Drug …

Extra spring COVID booster cleared for certain Americans
1 year, 11 months ago

Extra spring COVID booster cleared for certain Americans

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy U.S. regulators on Tuesday cleared …

The COVID virus has mutated so much since 2019 that some experts say it should be renamed SARS-CoV-3
1 year, 11 months ago

The COVID virus has mutated so much since 2019 that some experts say it should be renamed SARS-CoV-3

Salon  

On Monday, April 10, President Joe Biden signed a bill that immediately terminated the COVID-19 national emergency, first enacted in 2020 as the SARS-CoV-2 virus gripped the country. "This virus remains unstable — it has not settled into a predictable pattern, which means surveillance systems need to be sensitive to pick up the early signs of another surge." Related Pandemic …

Protein-based booster shots help fight Omicron
2 years, 1 month ago

Protein-based booster shots help fight Omicron

China Daily  

A woman receives a booster dose in Chaoyang district of Beijing on July 13, 2022. China has recently rolled out two protein-based COVID-19 vaccines to serve as booster shots against Omicron subvariants, bringing new weapons to China's fight against mutated strains of the virus. The two vaccines are also recommended as a booster for those inoculated with three inactivated vaccines, …

First real-world data show Omicron booster kept seniors out of hospitals
2 years, 2 months ago

First real-world data show Omicron booster kept seniors out of hospitals

LA Times  

Vials of Pfizer and BioNTech’s Omicron-targeting COVID-19 vaccine are seen on a production line at a manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Mich. In the first real-world test of vaccine boosters specially designed to protect against the Omicron variant, Israeli researchers have found that people 65 and older who got an updated jab were 81% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 …

Omicron BF.7: Is mixing Covid vaccines more effective against the new subvariant? What experts say
2 years, 3 months ago

Omicron BF.7: Is mixing Covid vaccines more effective against the new subvariant? What experts say

Hindustan Times  

Amid rising cases of Omicron BF.7 in China and other parts of the world, there has been concerns of a fresh wave triggered by the subvariant in India in the coming months. However, mixing the vaccines has no side effects rather it can boost the immunity and give multiple ways to our immune system to identify the offending virus and …

New Omicron sub-variant is mild: Doctors
2 years, 3 months ago

New Omicron sub-variant is mild: Doctors

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Omicron sub-variant BF.7 wave will be milder than those caused by previous variants, according to city doctors, and there is no cause to fear with people having developed strong immunity both due to the Covid vaccine and numerous variants spreading in communities. Given the threat of the new variant that is quickly spreading in China and its projected …

FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5
2 years, 3 months ago

FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5

Associated Press  

U.S. regulators on Thursday cleared doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than age 5. “Vaccination is the best way we know to help prevent the serious outcomes of COVID-19, such as hospitalization and death,” Dr. Peter Marks, FDA’s vaccine chief, told The Associated Press. The FDA decided that: --Children under age 6 who’ve already gotten two original …

US renews push for COVID boosters as data show they protect
2 years, 4 months ago

US renews push for COVID boosters as data show they protect

Associated Press  

Americans who got the updated COVID-19 booster shots are better protected against symptomatic infection than those who haven’t — at least for now, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. Speaking at a White House briefing expected to be his last before he retires from the government at the end of year, Fauci said what “may be the final message I give …

Pfizer booster spurs immune response to new Omicron subvariants
2 years, 4 months ago

Pfizer booster spurs immune response to new Omicron subvariants

LA Times  

Pfizer’s updated boosters aren’t an exact match to the newest Omicron subvariants, but lab tests suggest they may offer some cross-protection, the company says. Pfizer said this week that its updated COVID-19 booster may offer some protection against newly emerging Omicron subvariants, even though it’s not an exact match to them. Americans have been reluctant to get the updated boosters …

Pfizer Says Updated Booster May Spur Immunity Against New Omicron Subtypes
2 years, 4 months ago

Pfizer Says Updated Booster May Spur Immunity Against New Omicron Subtypes

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Pfizer said Friday that its updated COVID-19 booster may offer some protection against newly emerging omicron mutants even though it’s not an exact match. Americans have been reluctant to get the updated boosters rolled out by Pfizer and rival Moderna, doses tweaked to target the BA.5 omicron strain that until recently was the most common type. Pfizer …

Pfizer study says updated COVID boosters rev up antibody protection
2 years, 4 months ago

Pfizer study says updated COVID boosters rev up antibody protection

LA Times  

Booster shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine sit ready to be used at a vaccine clinic in Townshend, Vt. Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 booster significantly revved up adults’ virus-fighting antibodies, the company said Friday, releasing early findings from a rigorous study of the new shots. Pfizer said people 55 and older who got the Omicron-targeting booster had four-fold higher antibody levels …

New Omicron Variants Not Causing Significant Rise in Hospitalisations, Say Experts
2 years, 4 months ago

New Omicron Variants Not Causing Significant Rise in Hospitalisations, Say Experts

News 18  

The new variants of Omicron, XXB and BQ.1, have not led to any significant rise in coronavirus infections and hospitalisations in Maharashtra, experts have said. Dr Anita Mathew, Infectious Disease Specialist at Fortis Hospital, Mulund, said many of the new patients are asymptomatic. The department had also cautioned that coronavirus cases could rise during winter and the festive season, citing …

New Subvariant Of Omicron Found To Escape Most Antibodies: Study In Lancet
2 years, 5 months ago

New Subvariant Of Omicron Found To Escape Most Antibodies: Study In Lancet

ABP News  

Omicron sublineage BA.2.75.2 escapes most antibodies, a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal says. Bivalent Covid-19 vaccines include a component of the original virus strain to provide broad protection against Covid-19 and a component of the Omicron variant to provide better protection against Covid-19 caused by the Omicron variant, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Time points …

Pfizer says bivalent booster increases antibodies for Omicron variants
2 years, 5 months ago

Pfizer says bivalent booster increases antibodies for Omicron variants

LA Times  

Pfizer Inc. and its German vaccine partner BioNTech said their new COVID-19 booster designed to target the dominant Omicron subvariant produced more antibodies against the intended strains than did the original version of the shot. Pfizer and BioNTech plan to release additional data on the COVID-19 shots in the coming weeks to measure immune responses one month after administration of …

‘Stealthy’ new Covid variant can reinfect you every month
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Stealthy’ new Covid variant can reinfect you every month

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “So maybe six to eight weeks they are …

Coronavirus Today: Is COVID-19 the new flu?
2 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Today: Is COVID-19 the new flu?

LA Times  

I’m Karen Kaplan, and it’s Tuesday, Sept. 27. “These fabulous families recognized how unbelievably awesome we are, and stayed, which thrilled us to pieces,” said Greta Turney, the school district’s not-exactly-impartial superintendent who also teaches sixth through eighth grade. He said it was life-affirming to visit the school and hear the students’ “happy banter.” California’s vaccination progress See the latest …

4.4M Americans roll up sleeves for omicron-targeted boosters
2 years, 6 months ago

4.4M Americans roll up sleeves for omicron-targeted boosters

Associated Press  

U.S. health officials say 4.4 million Americans have rolled up their sleeves for the updated COVID-19 booster shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the count Thursday as public health experts bemoaned President Joe Biden’s recent remark that “the pandemic is over.” The White House said more than 5 million people received the new boosters by its own …

COVID-19: France approves Omicron-adapted vaccines for booster shot
2 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19: France approves Omicron-adapted vaccines for booster shot

India TV News  

Highlights French national health authority approved 3 bivalent mRNA vaccines against Covid Omicron variants It's for a booster shot during the vaccination campaign starting on October 18 3 vaccines approved include those of Moderna & of Pfizer/BioNTech targetting Omicron variant BA.1 COVID-19 : The French national health authority approved three bivalent mRNA vaccines against the Covid-19 Omicron variants for a …

The Most Common Side Effects Of The New Bivalent COVID Booster
2 years, 6 months ago

The Most Common Side Effects Of The New Bivalent COVID Booster

Huff Post  

filadendron via Getty Images Here's what you can expect when you get the bivalent COVID shot. Here’s what to know about the side effects of these new bivalent vaccines. “The anticipated side effects are really exactly what would be expected to occur after the previous vaccinations,” said Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of preventive medicine in the department of health …

First multi-strain COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Australia after government backs Moderna shot
2 years, 6 months ago

First multi-strain COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Australia after government backs Moderna shot

ABC  

The federal government has approved a COVID-19 vaccine that specifically targets two coronavirus variants of concern, including the original Omicron strain. Key points: A Moderna vaccine targeting the original Wuhan strain as well as the Omicron BA.1 strain has been approved for use It is the first multi-strain COVID-19 vaccine to be approved in Australia Experts have welcomed the move …

Op-Ed: How helpful will the new COVID booster really be?
2 years, 6 months ago

Op-Ed: How helpful will the new COVID booster really be?

LA Times  

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of Omicron-specific vaccines and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention followed, recommending updated boosters for everyone age 12 and up who has gotten at least two doses of the original COVID vaccines. The FDA had no choice but to authorize the use of the Omicron-specific COVID shots, since its …

Potential to mix up Omicron booster with conventional vaccine raises concerns
2 years, 6 months ago

Potential to mix up Omicron booster with conventional vaccine raises concerns

LA Times  

Vials of Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine are on a production line at a manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Mich. Both vials contain the same amount of vaccine — 30 micrograms — but the conventional vaccine was designed only against the original coronavirus strain, while the updated booster has half set aside for the original strain, and the rest against the BA.4/BA.5 …

Pharmacists warn they do not have sufficient Covid boosters
2 years, 6 months ago

Pharmacists warn they do not have sufficient Covid boosters

Daily Mail  

Pharmacies yesterday warned they have insufficient Covid jabs for the autumn booster campaign. An additional four million people including the over-75s will be able to book a fourth jab from Wednesday. ‘You would have kind of thought that the stock would be there to go with it.’ An NHS spokesman said: ‘There are no issues with deliveries and vaccination sites …

Can you catch Covid twice? How likely you are to catch the virus again
2 years, 6 months ago

Can you catch Covid twice? How likely you are to catch the virus again

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Danny Altmann, a professor of immunology at Imperial College London, told The Guardian, Omicron is …

UK approves second 'bivalent' booster for Omicron, original COVID strain
2 years, 6 months ago

UK approves second 'bivalent' booster for Omicron, original COVID strain

India Today  

The UK health authorities on Saturday approved a second “bivalent” vaccine to be used as a booster vaccine to target both the Omicron and the original strain of COVID-19. In each dose of the booster vaccine called “Comirnaty bivalent Original/Omicron”, half of the vaccine targets the original virus strain and the other half targets Omicron. “The clinical trial of the …

EXPLAINER: Should you get a new COVID booster? If so, when?
2 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINER: Should you get a new COVID booster? If so, when?

Associated Press  

John Wherry will wait until later in the fall to consider getting an updated COVID-19 booster. It’s the kind of calculation many Americans will face as booster shots that target currently circulating omicron strains become available to a population with widely varying risks and levels of immunity. Some advise at least three months, another said someone who’s not at high …

Omicron-specific boosters are here: How effective will these vaccines be in the fight against COVID-19?
2 years, 6 months ago

Omicron-specific boosters are here: How effective will these vaccines be in the fight against COVID-19?

Firstpost  

The new booster shots — one by Moderna and another from Pfizer-BioNTech – are specifically tailored to combat the two most recent and contagious Omicron subvariants, BA4 and BA5 On 31 August 2022, the Food and Drug Administration authorised the use of updated COVID-19 booster shots that are specifically tailored to combat the two most recent and contagious Omicron subvariants, …

US CDC endorses updated Covid boosters, shots to begin soon
2 years, 6 months ago

US CDC endorses updated Covid boosters, shots to begin soon

India Today  

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday endorsed updated Covid-19 boosters, opening the way for a fall vaccination campaign that could blunt a winter surge if enough Americans roll up their sleeves. The CDC’s advisers struggled with who should get the new boosters and when because only a similarly tweaked vaccine, not the exact recipe, has been …

CDC endorses updated COVID boosters, shots to begin soon
2 years, 6 months ago

CDC endorses updated COVID boosters, shots to begin soon

Associated Press  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday endorsed updated COIVD-19 boosters, opening the way for a fall vaccination campaign that could blunt a winter surge if enough Americans roll up their sleeves. “I think they’re going to be an effective tool for disease prevention this fall and into the winter,” said CDC adviser Dr. Matthew Daley of Kaiser …

CDC Recommends Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Targeting Omicron Strains
2 years, 6 months ago

CDC Recommends Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Targeting Omicron Strains

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING New COVID-19 boosters that target today’s most common omicron strains are set to begin soon after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the updated shots Thursday. The decision by CDC Director Rochelle Walensky came shortly after the agency’s advisers said if enough people roll up their sleeves, the shots could blunt a winter surge. The …

EU regulator clears tweaked versions of COVID vaccines
2 years, 6 months ago

EU regulator clears tweaked versions of COVID vaccines

Associated Press  

LONDON — The European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of two coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Inc., tweaked to include protection against an early version of the omicron variant. In a statement on Thursday, the EU drug regulator said the two messenger RNA boosters offered protection both against the original version of COVID-19 and the omicron subvariant …

Serum Institute Will Try to Launch Omicron-specific Covid-19 Vaccine After Six Months, Says Adar Poonawalla
2 years, 6 months ago

Serum Institute Will Try to Launch Omicron-specific Covid-19 Vaccine After Six Months, Says Adar Poonawalla

News 18  

The Serum Institute of India will try to launch Omicron-specific vaccine for COVID-19 after six months, its CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Thursday. “The original Novovax vaccine Covovax covers omicron and there is good data for it. We will try to launch Omicron-specific vaccine after six months,” he said. The Pune-based Serum Institute is working with US biotechnology major Novavax …

CDC endorses booster shots that target Omicron for Americans 12 and up
2 years, 6 months ago

CDC endorses booster shots that target Omicron for Americans 12 and up

LA Times  

The United States will replace most of its COVID-19 booster shots with updated versions that target the dominant Omicron strains and streamline its ongoing vaccination campaign, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday. Going forward, Americans will be considered “up to date” with their COVID-19 vaccinations after receiving the bivalent booster, regardless of the total number of shots …

EMA approves updated Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines to fight Omicron variant
2 years, 6 months ago

EMA approves updated Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines to fight Omicron variant

NL Times  

The European Medicines Agency gave a positive recommendation to authorize the modified versions of the Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, which should provide better protect against the Omicron variant of the virus, the European Union's medicines watchdog said on Thursday. The committee judged that the modified vaccines provide a strong immune response against both the original variant, and the …

US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants
2 years, 6 months ago

US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common omicron strain. Even people who had an earlier omicron version still can get reinfected so “you should definitely go for the booster even if you’ve been infected in the last year,” added Pekosz. Pfizer and Moderna have previously brewed vaccine …

U.S. Clears Updated COVID Boosters Targeting Newest Variants
2 years, 6 months ago

U.S. Clears Updated COVID Boosters Targeting Newest Variants

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common omicron strain. “Give a clear, forward-looking set of expectations.” Here’s the rub: The original vaccines still offer strong protection against severe disease and death from COVID-19 for most generally healthy people, especially if they got that important …

U.S. authorizes updated COVID-19 boosters targeting newest variants
2 years, 6 months ago

U.S. authorizes updated COVID-19 boosters targeting newest variants

LA Times  

The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common Omicron strains. “Give a clear, forward-looking set of expectations.” Here’s the rub: The original vaccines still offer strong protection against severe disease and death from COVID-19 for most generally healthy people, especially if they got that important first booster dose. First, FDA …

US approves updated COVID boosters targeting Omicron variants
2 years, 6 months ago

US approves updated COVID boosters targeting Omicron variants

Al Jazeera  

Drugmaker Pfizer said it has doses ready to ship and can deliver up to 15 million shots by the end of next week. The United States has authorised booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccines that target the most common Omicron strain, and shots could be available within days. “You’ll see me at the front of the line,” FDA vaccine chief …

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