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With vaccine approval process set to change, FDA advisers leave wiggle room in annual Covid-19 shot recommendations
A group of experts who advise the US Food and Drug Administration on its vaccine decisions voted unanimously Thursday to make ...
FDA panel is split on updates to COVID shots as questions loom for fall vaccinations
Government vaccine advisers are meeting to decide if the recipe for COVID-19 vaccines needs updating for this fall and winter ...
COVID Shots Should Target Newer Strains of JN.1 Variant in 2025-26 Campaign, US FDA Advisers Say
(Reuters) -Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday unanimously voted in favor of recommending that ...
FDA plans to limit COVID shots to those over 65 or with high-risk conditions
Previously, updated COVID vaccines had been recommended annually by the CDC for everyone over the age of 6 months. The CDC ...
New Trump vaccine policy limits access to COVID shots
Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are ...
FDA won’t approve COVID shot for healthy, non-elderly population
The Food and Drug Administration will no longer approve COVID-19 vaccines for healthy people under 65 without rigorous trials ...
FDA may limit future Covid-19 shots to older people and those at risk of serious infection
The US Food and Drug Administration is changing the way it approves Covid-19 vaccines for Americans, a move that may limit ...
US FDA Advisers to Consider if New COVID Shots Should Target LP.8.1 Subvariant
The LP.8.1 strain, a subvariant of the JN.1 strain that was targeted last year, has begun spreading at a faster rate than ...
FDA to limit covid shot approval to 65+, those with medical conditions
The agency will narrow its approval for updated coronavirus vaccines, marking a significant shift in the agency’s approach to ...
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Who is eligible for a COVID shot? What to know about the FDA’s latest changes
The shift was a marked departure from previous FDA guidance, which recommended an annual COVID vaccine for everyone 6 months ...