FDA Expected To Propose Annual COVID Vaccinations

January 23, 2023 Coronavirus, Medicine

The Food and Drug Administration is considering a major shift in the nation’s COVID-19 vaccine strategy. The goal is to simplify vaccination against COVID and perhaps adopt an approach similar to what is used for the flu vaccine, with annual updates to match whatever strain of the virus is circulating.

Currently, people who want to be fully vaccinated against COVID have to first get their primary vaccinations — two shots of the original vaccine spaced weeks apart. That’s followed at least two months later by a booster, currently the bivalent shot that’s tailored to protect against omicron.

Under the new approach, most people would be advised to simply get whatever the latest version of the vaccine is annually each fall like the flu vaccine.

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The FDA is considering a major shift in the nation’s COVID-19 vaccine strategy, which could involve an approach similar to the flu vaccine, with annual updates to match whatever strain of the virus is circulating. https://t.co/owsUiu5X1e

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