FDA Okays New COVID Vaxxes From Pfizer, Moderna

NBC News reports:

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the new Covid vaccine from Pfizer and Moderna.

It’s the third time the vaccines have been updated to match circulating strains since the original series. The shots should be available within days. The agency hasn’t yet approved a third vaccine, from drugmaker Novavax.

The timing of the new vaccines — last year’s rollout was in mid-September — is significant, since most of the U.S. is still caught in the summer wave of Covid illness.

Read the full article. This is not a “booster” – it’s a new vax.

As we reported, the FDA just approved the updated mRNA coronavirus vaccines. The manufacturers say they can ship the shots within days so you might be able to find them as soon as this weekend. https://t.co/OqmCzorIoj

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