The Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve the new COVID vaccine this week.
It’s the third time the vaccines have been updated to match circulating strains since the original series. The shots should be available within days. The FDA and HHS declined to comment on the expected update.
The new shots from Pfizer and Moderna are designed to target the KP.2 strain, a descendant of the highly contagious JN.1 variant that began circulating widely in the U.S. last winter.
The drugmakers started making the new doses in June after the FDA advised them to freshen the formulas to match the version of the virus that was gaining ground in the U.S. As of 08.17.2024, a sister strain called KP.3.1.1 accounts for about 36% of all new COVID cases, while another sister strain, KP.3, accounts for about 17%.
It’s unclear exactly how effective the vaccines will be against the newer strains, but experts expect that they will protect against severe illness.
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