MedCity News April 18, 2023
Frank Vinluan

Older adults and immunocompromised people may now get a second Covid-19 booster shot, according to amendments to the FDA authorizations of the mRNA vaccines. Further changes will be discussed at an advisory committee meeting planned for June.

The monovalent messenger RNA Covid-19 vaccines are going away and older adults, as well as those with compromised immune systems, may now get a second booster with one of the authorized bivalent vaccines.

Those changes are part of FDA amendments to the emergency use authorizations of the mRNA Covid-19 vaccines from both Moderna and partners Pfizer and BioNTech. In announcing the amendments Tuesday, the agency said it aims to simplify the vaccine schedule for most people. The updated vaccines—bivalent boosters that address the...

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