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The Biden administration plans to offer updated booster shots in the fall.

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Summer boosters for people under 50 shelved in favor of updated boosters in the fall

10:57pm July 28, 2022

by Rob Stein

The Biden administration is scrapping plans to offer COVID boosters for people under 50 this summer. Instead they will push for an earlier release of the next generation boosters in the fall.

The FDA is trying to make "bivalent" COVID vaccines, which target two different antigens, available as soon as September.

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Reformulated COVID vaccine boosters may be available earlier than expected

11:17am July 26, 2022

by Rob Stein

The Biden administration may scrap plans to expand eligibility for second boosters to younger adults. Instead, it's trying to speed up the next generation of boosters targeting the omicron variant.

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The FDA has authorized second booster shots for people over 50 and for some people who are immunocompromised.

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Do I really need another booster? The answer depends on age, risk and timing

3:10pm March 30, 2022

Health officials argue the protection of the COVID vaccine booster wanes over time and say some people need a second booster. But other infectious disease experts say three shots are enough for now.

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