The advisory group is scheduled to meet to discuss vaccines, meaning they could become available within just a few days at certain pharmacies.
The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave the green light to updated Covid-19 vaccine booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech. The updated vaccines are each approved for people 12 and older and are authorized under emergency use for individuals 6 months through 11 years old. As part of the FDA’s update, the original bivalent Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines are no longer authorized for use in the United States.
“With today’s decision, an updated vaccine will shortly become available that helps address multiple Omicron XBB-related sublineages, which currently account for the vast majority of COVID-19 cases globally,” Dr. Ugur Sahin, CEO and co-founder of BioNTech, said in a news release. The advisory group is scheduled to meet to discuss Covid-19 vaccines on Tuesday, meaning the vaccines could become available within just a few days at certain pharmacies and doctor’s offices.
. The new government program allows the CDC to purchase and distribute Covid-19 vaccines and allocate them through its network of state and local health departments. Vaccines for federally qualified health centers as well as certain pharmacy chains will be supported through both government and manufacturer-supplied resources.
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