The FDA approved updated COVID vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. But you might not be able to book a vaccine appointment just yet.
In the case of children and infants who are 6 months old through 4 years old, they will be eligible to receive either one or two doses of an updated mRNA vaccine, with the timing and number of doses depending on the number of vaccines previously administered, according to the Parents of children who are in that same age range, but are unvaccinated, have two different options.
“Vaccination remains critical to public health and continued protection against serious consequences of COVID-19, including hospitalization and death,” FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks said in a statement. “We very much encourage those who are eligible to consider getting vaccinated.” And while even the XBB.1.5 variant is no longer dominant, FDA determined that it’s close enough to coronavirus strains causing most COVID-19 illnesses today to offer good cross-protection. Like earlier versions, they’re expected to be most protective against COVID-19’s worst consequences rather than mild infection.Both the CDC and FDA initially endorsedin Oct. 2021, NBC News previously reported, meaning people didn't get to have booster shots that matched their initial vaccinations.
There are limited data to suggest there is any benefit to “mixing and matching," according to an article from Yale New Haven Health.
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