COVID-19 Vaccine Refresh For Boosters Only? US FDA Position On Primary Series May Have Shifted

 
• By Sarah Karlin-Smith

FDA advisors will vote 28 June on whether an Omicron component should be included in new COVID-19 booster vaccines. Following WHO recommendations, the FDA may no longer also be looking to update the primary vaccine series at this time. 

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VRBPAC preview documents indicate FDA may no longer be committed to updating primary vaccine series at same time as boosters. • Source: Shutterstock

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