An updated booster comes just in time for fall gatherings. The retooled shot covers the omicron variant BA.5 and has been approved for a wide range of people.
Dr. Luis Ostroksy, Chief of Infectious Diseases at UTHealth said that this vaccine has been approved for a wide range of people.Just in time for the fall, a new version of the COVID-19 vaccine will be made available to the public, pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
Since the original vaccine, this shot marks the first retooled COVID vaccine formula available in the United States.US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest omicron strain; shots could begin within daysABC13 asked some of Houston's top doctors about the new booster, as the positivity rate in the city remains at about 20%.Dr. Luis Ostrosky, chief of Infectious Diseases at UTHealth and Memorial Hermann, says this vaccine is approved for many people.
"The FDA has authorized the boosters for 18 years and over for Moderna and 12 years and older for Pfizer," Ostrosky said. "They recommend it be given at least two months after your last primary series of vaccination or last booster."Can you receive the COVID booster and flu shot at the same time? While doctors recommend getting the shots in two separate arms, they say you can get them during the same appointment.
"So you actually don't have to wait. You don't need to separate the flu shot and a COVID-19 booster. You can get both on the same day if you want. So if you only have one chance to take off work, or only one chance to go to the pharmacy to get it done, you can do them both on the same day," said Dr. Wesley Long, the medical director of Microbiology at Houston Methodist Hospital.
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