The Food and Drug Administration has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines, while withdrawing emergency authorization.
Here’s what to know to know about the developments.
Are Vaccines Still Available?
Yes. The FDA has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Novavax COVID-19 vaccines for all people aged at least 65.
All three vaccines are also approved for younger people with at least one risk factor that officials say places them at higher risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes.
The existing Moderna vaccine, Spikevax, is approved for individuals 6 months of age and older. The Pfizer vaccine is approved for people 5 years of age and older. The Novavax vaccine is approved for people aged 12 and older, as is a new vaccine from Moderna called mNEXSPIKE….