CNBC August 22, 2024
Annika Kim Constantino

Key Points

– The Food and Drug Administration approved updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, putting the shots on track to reach most Americans in the coming days as the virus surges.

– The jabs target a strain called KP.2, a descendant of the highly contagious omicron subvariant JN.1 that began circulating widely in the U.S. earlier this year.

– The CDC recommended that everyone over 6 months old receive an updated Covid vaccine this year.

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...

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Topics: Biotechnology, FDA, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Pharma / Biotech, Provider, Public Health / COVID
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