The latest Covid-19 surge reportedly has officials considering approval of the new strain-matched vaccine as soon as this week.
With the US experiencing a relatively large summer wave of Covid-19 , the Food and Drug Administration is considering signing off on this year's strain-matched Covid-19 vaccines as soon as this week, according to a report by CNN that cited unnamed officials familiar with the matter. Last year, the FDA gave the green light for the 2023–24 Covid shots on September 11, close to the peak of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in that year's summer wave.
The agency's thinking has always been to encourage Americans to get their flu and Covid-19 vaccines together between September and November, just before a mob of cold-weather respiratory illnesses strike together. The fresh vaccination boost can dull the levels of severe respiratory disease at a time when health care systems are most at risk of becoming overwhelmed.
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