CDC recommends Pfizer's and Moderna's new Covid boosters
The CDC's advisory committee endorsed updated omicron Covid boosters. The boosters target the BA.5 variant and were rapidly developed over the summer.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday signed off on updated versions of Pfizer-BioNTech’s and Moderna’s Covid boosters, allowing vaccinations to begin.
The final endorsement, from CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, came shortly after the members of the agency's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted in favor of recommending the shots.
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"This recommendation followed a comprehensive scientific evaluation and robust scientific discussion," Walensky said in a statement. "If you are eligible, there is no bad time to get your Covid-19 booster and I strongly encourage you to receive it.”
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