The FDA approved updated fall Covid vaccines only for people 65 and older or those with underlying health conditions, narrowing eligibility for the first time. Previous annual booster approvals were broader, and the change could affect insurance coverage and require off-label prescriptions for healthy individuals. The government revoked emergency use authorizations that had enabled widespread vaccine availability since early pandemic days. The updated shots target the dominant JN.1 variant. The administration outlined commitments to end mandates, preserve access for vulnerable people, demand placebo-controlled trials, and end the emergency, while children’s vaccine access will change.
"The emergency use authorizations for Covid vaccines, once used to justify broad mandates on the general public during the Biden administration, are now rescinded,"
"The American people demanded science, safety, and common sense."
"I promised 4 things: 1. to end covid vaccine mandates. 2. to keep vaccines available to people who want them, especially the vulnerable. 3. to demand placebo-controlled trials from companies. 4. to end the emergency. In a series of FDA actions today we accomplished...- Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) August 27, 2025"
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