3News’ Carmen Blackwell speaks with officials who believe another COVID-19 surge is expected this fall.
FDA officials are recommending updating Coronavirus booster shots this fall.
At least some U.S. adults may get updated COVID-19 shots this fall, as government advisers voted Tuesday that it’s time to tweak booster doses to better match the most recent virus variants.
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration wrestled with how to modify doses now when there’s no way to know how the rapidly mutating virus will evolve by fall — especially since people who get today’s recommended boosters remain strongly protected against COVID-19’s worst outcomes.
Ultimately the FDA panel voted 19-2 that COVID-19 boosters should contain some version of the super-contagious omicron variant, to be ready for an anticipated fall booster campaign.
“We are going to be behind the eight-ball if we wait longer,” said one adviser, Dr. Mark Sawyer of the University of California, San Diego.
Read more: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/fda-advisers-covid-shot-update/507-fed14197-ea82-4ec7-81aa-3c385e9a2c0b
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