Becker's Healthcare July 29, 2024
Epidemiologists and virologists are moving away from the term “booster” to describe COVID-19 vaccines, according to a July 26 ABC News report.
Experts are calling COVID-19 shots “updated vaccines” to embed the idea of at least two annual jabs: one for influenza, another for COVID-19. In comparison, boosters were created to strengthen resistance during infection spikes rather than an annual campaign.
It will be difficult to stamp out the use of “booster” because the term has become “pervasive,” CDC vaccine advisory committee member Keipp Talbot, MD, told CBS News in September.
Four things to know about the 2024 formulation:
1. The upcoming shots target the KP.2 strain, which is part of the JN.1 lineage. As of...
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