Top Houston doctors answer questions on new ‘retooled’ COVID-19 booster shot pending FDA approval!

Houston, Texas (KTRK) – Just in time for fall, a new version of the COVID-19 vaccine will be made available to the public, pending Food and Drug Administration approval. Since the original vaccine, this shot represents the first repackaged COVID vaccine formulation available in the United States. RELATED: US clears updated COVID boosters targeting latest Omicron strain; Shots can start in a matter of days New booster targets key omicron variant BA.5 ABC13 has asked some of Houston’s top doctors about the new booster, as the city’s positivity rate remains…

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CDC endorses updated COVID boosters for fall season, shots to begin soon!

New COVID-19 boosters targeting the most common strains of Omicron are set to begin today after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the updated shots Thursday. CDC Director Rochelle Walinsky’s decision came shortly after agency advisers said that if enough people rolled up their sleeves, the shots could reduce the winter wave. “It can help restore protection that has diminished since the previous vaccination and is designed to provide broader protection,” she said in a statement. The modified shots offered by Pfizer and rival Moderna provide Americans with…

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