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Dr. Marty Makary, chief of the FDA, has expressed doubts about the agency approving the COVID-19 vaccine for winter, stating ...
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The FDA may be making changes to how it handles COVID-19 booster shots. The agency’s top official says they’re taking a closer look at whether to approve boosters for this winter.
Because the coronavirus continually mutates, manufacturers follow instructions from FDA to make one change each year to their recipe — which strain to target — just like flu vaccines.
In recent years, the FDA decided on formulations for annual COVID shots around June, with doses rolled out in the fall alongside flu shots. However, this process is now in question based on ...