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U.S. FDA proposes shift to annual COVID vaccine strategy

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The U.S. health regulator on Monday proposed the use of one dose of the latest updated COVID-19 shot annually for most people, similar to the influenza immunization campaign, as it moves to simplify the country's vaccination strategy.

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Times of India

US proposes once-a-year Covid shots for most Americans

The proposal comes as boosters have become a hard sell. While more than 80% of the U.S. population has had at least one vaccine dose, only 16% of those eligible have received the latest boosters authorized in August. The FDA will ask its panel of outside vaccine experts to weigh in at a meeting Thursday. The agency is expected to take their advice into consideration while deciding future vaccine requirements for manufacturers.

8 months ago·India

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Reuters

U.S. FDA proposes shift to annual COVID vaccine shots

The U.S. health regulator on Monday proposed one dose of the latest updated COVID-19 shot annually for healthy adults, similar to the influenza immunization campaign, as it aims to simplify the country's COVID-vaccine strategy.

8 months ago·United Kingdom

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CTV News

U.S. proposes once-a-year COVID-19 shots for most Americans

U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot, proposing a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most to get a once-a-year shot.

8 months ago

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Associated Press News

US proposes once-a-year COVID shots for most Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the mutating virus.

8 months ago·United States

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abc News

FDA proposes most Americans receive one annual COVID vaccine, similar to flu

According to briefing documents, the FDA is proposing a new COVID vaccine strategy: that most Americans receive one shot per year, similar to the flu vaccine.

8 months ago·United States

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CNN

FDA wants to simplify the use and updating of Covid-19 vaccines

The US Food and Drug Administration wants to simplify the Covid-19 vaccine process to look more like what happens with the flu vaccine, according to documents posted online on Monday. That could include streamlining the vaccine composition, immunization schedules and periodic updates of Covid-19 vaccines.

8 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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