FDA Wants to Make the COVID Vaccine an Annual Shot Like the Flu
The annual COVID shot would replace current booster recommendations.The Food and Drug Administration has proposed a recommendation that Americans receive an annualbriefing document
But why might the COVID-19 vaccine become an annual shot, and what do doctors think? Here’s what you need to know.There’s a lot that needs to be sorted out here, given that it’s simply a proposal at this point, says Thomas Russo, M.D., chief of infectious diseases at the University at Buffalo in New York.
Basically, it’s not entirely clear at this point. “There’s some uncertainty if once a year is going to get it done or if our most vulnerable are going to need more than that,” Dr. Russo says. “Minimally, this is starting to develop the frame of mind, similar to the flu vaccine, that an annual booster is going to be the order of the day.”There likely will be boosters available at other times of the year, depending on what the FDA concludes.
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