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EU regulator clears updated versions of COVID vaccine boosters

Thu, 2022-09-01 11:04 — mike kraft

EU regulator clears tweaked versions of COVID vaccines LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of two coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Inc., tweaked to include protection against an early version of the omicron variant. AP NEWS

... the EU drug regulator said the two messenger RNA boosters offered protection both against the original version of COVID-19 and the omicron subvariant BA.1, which has since been overtaken globally by later omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. Nearly 80% of coronavirus cases worldwide are now being caused by omicron BA.5, according to the World Health Organization.

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Explainer: Considerations in getting the updated COVID vaccine booster shots

Wed, 2022-08-31 19:08 — mike kraft

Explainer: Updated COVID vaccines are coming in the U.S. Should you get one? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized updated COVID-19 boosters from Pfizer Inc with German partner BioNTech SE and Moderna Inc retooled to target Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants as well as the original virus. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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New study indicates that variant-modified booster vaccines could result in significantly higher neutralization titers against prevalent and ancestral SARS-CoV-2 variants compared to ancestral-based boosters.

Wed, 2022-08-31 18:56 — mike kraft

Study explores differences in the efficiency of COVID-19 vaccine boosters In a new study, researchers predicted the efficacy of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine boosters. News-Medical.net

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The study findings indicated that variant-modified booster vaccines could result in significantly higher neutralization titers against prevalent and ancestral SARS-CoV-2 variants compared to ancestral-based boosters.

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Boosters: US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants

Wed, 2022-08-31 10:10 — mike kraft

US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common omicron strain. Shots could begin within days. The move by the Food and Drug Administration tweaks the recipe of shots made by Pfizer and rival Moderna that already have saved millions of lives. AP NEWS

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CDC advisers to meet Thursday on Omicron-retooled boosters

Tue, 2022-08-30 17:44 — mike kraft

CDC advisers to decide on Omicron-retooled boosters on Sept 1 Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will meet on Thursday to vote on whether to recommend the use of two COVID-19 vaccine boosters tailored against the Omicron variant. Reuters Reuters

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The so-called bivalent vaccines include both the currently dominant BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants and the original version of the virus. ...

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White House effort to stave off fall COVID surge with new boosters faces uphill battle

Mon, 2022-08-29 08:33 — mike kraft

White House effort to stave off fall COVID surge with new boosters faces uphill battle The White House is rushing ahead to roll out a new COVID-19 booster shot campaign in early September, but is facing an uphill battle to ensure it is successful. The vaccines being … aneklason The Hill

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Explainer: Updated COVID-19 vaccines are expected in the U.S. next month, considerations in getting one

Thu, 2022-08-25 09:18 — mike kraft

Explainer: Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming in the U.S., should you get one? The United States plans to roll out an updated COVID-19 booster vaccine to include Omicron subvariants of the coronavirus. Regulators are reviewing the shots and could give the go-ahead as soon as next week. Ahmed Aboulenein,Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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U.S.plans to offer revised COVID Booster shots in early September

Tue, 2022-08-23 20:55 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to offer the next generation of coronavirus booster shots to Americans 12 and older soon after Labor Day, a campaign that federal officials hope will reduce deaths from Covid-19 and protect against an expected winter surge.

Dr. Peter Marks, the top vaccine regulator for the Food and Drug Administration, said in an interview on Tuesday that his team was close to authorizing updated doses that would target the versions of the virus now circulating.

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