The latest COVID-19 boosters are expected to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration as early as Monday.
A person receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, Dec. 20, 2021, in Federal Way, Wash.
Federal officials have been retreating from labeling the new formulation as boosters to previous shots, preferring to recast them as an annual immunization effort akin to the flu vaccine. That shift may reflect concern over the fatigue that some Americans have expressed about yet another round of shots against the virus.
Also of concern in the handoff to the private market: the nation’s 23 million adults with no health insurance. The Biden administration has made plans to cover costs and offer the COVID vaccine through local clinics and major pharmacies, but some experts are worried about whether people who lack insurance will be aware of the new shots — or where to get them.
Walgreens and CVS said they both already have the updated flu and RSV shots available in stores. Once COVID vaccine approvals are in place, Dr. Kevin Ban, Walgreens’ chief medical officer, said the chain would have the new shots on hand “as soon as possible.” A CVS spokesperson said doses could be arriving later this week. Representatives of both chains said the COVID shot would be available at no cost to all who are eligible under the CDC guidelines expected Tuesday.
“We were really getting ready for no response at all, but the data is very, very promising,” Tafesse said. Pfizer and Moderna reported that their vaccines had a potent response to the newest circulating variants, though only Moderna posted its initial data Thursday.But researchers continue to discuss how well it will stand up to new variants. The FDA has mainly reviewed results submitted by the companies of animal or smaller human studies of immune response.
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