FDA Okays Pfizer And Moderna Anti-Omicron Boosters

August 31, 2022 Coronavirus, Medicine

The Biden administration’s planned fall COVID-19 booster campaign cleared a key regulatory hurdle, after the Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday it has authorized updated shots adapted for the Omicron variant of the virus for Americans as young as 12 years old.

People could get the new booster as little as 2 months after their last shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. Moderna’s new shots are authorized for Americans as young as 18. Pfizer and BioNTech’s can be given down to age 12.

Boosters from the original formulation are no longer authorized for use in Americans who are eligible to get the new booster shots.

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BREAKING: The FDA authorized updated COVID-19 boosters adapted for the Omicron variant, allowing shipments to begin. https://t.co/ia9nToHM0Y

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