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Who can get updated COVID vaccines this fall? FDA will OK for high-risk groups, calls for new clinical trials
The Food and Drug Administration says it has decided to continue approving COVID-19 vaccine updates for seniors and others at higher risk of severe disease, but will require vaccine makers to conduct major new clinical trials before approving them for wider use.
FDA may limit future Covid-19 shots to older people and those at risk of serious infection
The US Food and Drug Administration is changing the way it approves Covid-19 vaccines for Americans, a move that may limit future shots to older Americans and people at higher risk of serious Covid-19 infection.
FDA to limit covid shot approval to 65+, those with medical conditions
The FDA will narrow its approval for updated coronavirus vaccines, marking a significant shift in the agency’s approach to green-lighting shots that have been recommended broadly to the public.
FDA plans to limit COVID vaccine to only high-risk people. Who would still be eligible?
FDA leaders say the agency will require more clinical trials to show the benefits of annual COVID shots for healthy adults.
US FDA Advisers to Consider if New COVID Shots Should Target LP.8.1 Subvariant
Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will discuss whether to recommend COVID-19 vaccines for 2025-26 for targetting the LP.8.1 subvariant, documents filed on Tuesday showed. The panel of advisers will make recommendations on the selection of the 2025-2026 formula for COVID-19 vaccines for use in the United States on Thursday.
FDA may limit future COVID-19 boosters to seniors, those at higher risk for complications
Top officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are changing the agency's standards for updated COVID-19 booster shots, potentially limiting approval for the vaccines to seniors and others at high risk of complications from the disease.
What to know about the FDA plan to restrict COVID vaccines
In a major policy change, the Food and Drug Administration has announced a plan to limit access to future COVID-19 shots only to people over 65 years old or those with an underlying health condition.
WA vaccine scientists push back against FDA changes around COVID shots
Seattle vaccine experts were confused by the country's apparent new direction around updated COVID-19 shots, which top FDA officials revealed Tuesday.
New Trump vaccine policy limits access to COVID shots
Annual shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration.
What the FDA’s New Rules for Covid Vaccines Mean
Regulators say updated booster shots won’t be approved for healthy people under age 65 unless drugmakers conduct new trials.
Federal Officials May Limit Recommendations for Covid Vaccine
With new testing requirements, it’s not even clear whether new Covid or flu shots can be made available this fall.
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