FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines; shots should be available in days
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from ABC7 San Francisco4 weeks ago
"We strongly encourage those who are eligible to consider receiving an updated COVID-19 vaccine to provide better protection against currently circulating variants," said FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks.
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"Skipping the new shot is a hazardous way to go," because even if your last infection was mild, your next might be worse or leave you with long COVID symptoms, said Dr. Robert Hopkins Jr. of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
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This fall's vaccine recipe is tailored to a newer branch of omicron descendants, promising effective cross-protection against both KP.2 and newer subtypes.
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A Pfizer spokesman said the company submitted data to FDA showing its updated vaccine "generates a substantially improved response" against recent virus strains.
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