New FDA restrictions will make COVID-19 vaccines only available to elderly and people with medical conditions
- Government advisers met on Thursday, May 28, 2025, to decide whether COVID-19 vaccines need updating for better fall and winter protection.
- This meeting follows the FDA's recent change limiting routine COVID-19 booster approval to seniors and high-risk younger people, ending universal annual boosters.
- The CDC's advisory panel will meet in June 2025 to recommend vaccination strategies, including options for universal access or targeted high-risk group vaccination.
- University of Minnesota expert Michael Osterholm said, "This is a mess," highlighting uncertainties about vaccine eligibility and insurer coverage for healthy lower-risk individuals.
- The new FDA approach, criticized for ending the U.S.'s "one-size-fits-all" booster policy, suggests significant implications for fall vaccination campaigns amid ongoing policy and strain-selection guidance needs.
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It is not clear what the next changes mean for people who may still want a vaccine against COVID-19 in the fall, but who do not fit clearly into one of the categories.
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