New COVID-19 vaccines will be available ahead of the upcoming fall/winter respiratory virus season. The updated vaccines, which were recommended by the FDA for all Americans age 6 months and older, are tailored to combat the viral variants currently circulating. The vaccines will therefore offer better protection against COVID-19 than the current version of the vaccine. Americans will have 3 options to choose from this Fall and Winter.
Pfizer’s vaccine will be available as early as this month. Moderna’s vaccine could be available later this month as well. Novavax announced that its vaccine will be available in September, although their version will target a different variant than the other two companies. The late summer release of the new vaccines will allow Americans time get vaccinated ahead of the fall/winter months, when COVID cases have historically spiked.
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