The FDA is considering a new COVID-19 vaccine strategy that would encourage Americans to get a single annual shot, similar to the flu vaccine.
January 23, 2023, 5:06 PMDeborah Sampson, left, a nurse at a University of Washington Medical Center clinic in Seattle, gives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot to a 20-month-old child, June 21, 2022, in Seattle.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a new COVID-19 vaccine strategy that would see Americans getting a single annual shot, similar to the flu vaccine.
However, the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, the FDA's advisory panel, is holding a meeting Thursday to discuss a new schedule: one shot every year for all Americans, regardless of vaccination status.published Monday, the new approach would simplify public health messaging on when to get COVID vaccines, with the hope that making the guidance easier for people to understand could potentially increase vaccination rates in the U.S.
Younger children who have never been vaccinated or infected with the virus would also continue with two shots a year. The FDA's independent advisors are likely to weigh in during Thursday's meeting with potential changes to the guidelines, though, and advisors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will also consider the new vaccine schedule in February.
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