NEW: The FDA has approved a second omicron booster for people over 65 and immunocompromised people.
a second omicron booster from Moderna and Pfizer for people over the age of 65 and immunocompromised individuals.An additional dose of the bivalent vaccine can help high-risk individuals with waning immunity to COVID, the FDA said.
Immunocompromised people may receive the second shot at least two months after receiving the first dose "and additional doses may be administered at the discretion of, and at intervals determined by, their health care provider," the FDA said. Children between six months and five years old who have received up to three doses of the monovalent vaccine may receive a bivalent vaccine shot, but the number of doses they receive "will depend on the vaccine and their vaccination history," per the FDA.What they're saying:
"Evidence is now available that most of the U.S. population 5 years of age and older has antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 ... either from vaccination or infection that can serve as a foundation for the protection provided by the bivalent vaccines," Marks added.in January unanimously recommended that the U.S. replace initial doses of the original COVID monovalent shots with bivalent ones to target omicron subvariants, directing Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax to focus on bivalent vaccines.
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