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Expect an updated Covid-19 vaccine this fall

Cliff notes from FDA's vaccine meeting for fall 2024

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Katelyn Jetelina
Jun 06, 2024
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Today, the FDA held a much anticipated meeting. Their external scientific committee, VRBPAC, unanimously voted to update the Covid-19 vaccine formula for this fall. Which exact variant will be in the vaccine? We don’t know yet. Will Novavax be an option? That’s a million-dollar question.

Here are your Cliff notes.

Why update the COVID-19 vaccines?

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