FDA Vaccines

Shana Alesi administers a COVID-19 booster vaccine to Marine Corps veteran Bill Fatz at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, Ill., in 2021. A new round of boosters could become available for some people this spring.

Health & Safety

The FDA may soon authorize a spring round of COVID-19 boosters for some people

1:22pm March 29, 2023

by Rob Stein

The Food and Drug Administration appears poised to make available the COVID-19 vaccines that target omicron as a second booster for people with weak immune systems and those ages 65 and older.

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The FDA is trying to make "bivalent" COVID vaccines, which target two different antigens, available as soon as September.

Reformulated COVID vaccine boosters may be available earlier than expected

11:17am July 26, 2022

by Rob Stein

The Biden administration may scrap plans to expand eligibility for second boosters to younger adults. Instead, it's trying to speed up the next generation of boosters targeting the omicron variant.

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The Food and Drug Administration will meet with outside advisers to talk about the next steps in formulating a COVID-19 vaccination plan.

Another booster? A vaccine for omicron? Here's what could be next for COVID vaccines

9:54pm April 04, 2022

by Rob Stein

Federal health officials are convening with outside advisers April 6 to talk about a vaccine plan, whether that's another booster in the fall, an omicron shot or one that targets more than one strain.

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The FDA has authorized second booster shots for people over 50 and for some people who are immunocompromised.

Do I really need another booster? The answer depends on age, risk and timing

3:10pm March 30, 2022

Health officials argue the protection of the COVID vaccine booster wanes over time and say some people need a second booster. But other infectious disease experts say three shots are enough for now.

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The Biden administration wants people 50 and over to have the option of getting an additional booster shot.

The FDA is expected to authorize 2nd boosters for people 50 and up

9:06pm March 27, 2022

People aged 50 and over could soon be eligible for a second Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID vaccine booster. The administration wants to offer the shots as immunity from the first booster is waning.