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Annual COVID-19 booster? FDA cliff notes

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Katelyn Jetelina
Jan 27, 2023
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A consequential meeting took place at the FDA today. Their external scientific committee—called VRBPAC—met to discuss the national plan for COVID-19 boosters going forward. They essentially needed to answer one question: Do we simplify the COVID-19 vaccine approach in the U.S. and, if so, how? 

Here are your cliff notes. 

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