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FDA approves Pfizer, Moderna updated KP.2 shots

2024-08-23 03:22 AM

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Courtesy: Pfizer The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, putting the new shots on track to reach most Americans in the coming days amid a summer surge of the virus. The jabs target a strain called KP.2, a descendant of the highly contagious omicron …

U.S. Covid shot rates are low and it will be a challenge to boost them

2023-11-30 08:40 PM

Covid shot uptake is slumping, and vaccine makers and health experts believe vaccination rates in 2024 and beyond will likely look similar to the uptake of the latest round of shots this year. The bigger uncertainty appears to be whether rates could increase down the line — and what would cause more people to roll …