FDA Plans to Authorize Updated Covid Boosters Around Labor Day, Sources Say
The Biden administration is preparing to distribute the updated booster shots to teenagers and adults as part of its fall booster campaign.
Both Pfizer's and Moderna's reformulated shots target the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants in addition to the original coronavirus strain in a single shot. BA.5 is responsible for nearly 90% of all new Covid cases in the U.S., according toOn Thursday, the CDC released adjusted guidelines for the public, dropping some social distancing and quarantine recommendations but still encouraging masking and testing if exposed to COVID-19.
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