Barring any “new variant curveballs,” White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said the latest vaccine rollout may be the first of what will become an annual shot for Americans – like the flu shot.
White House officials announced the roll-out of a new COVID-19 booster that's supposed to combat the omicron variant.With omicron-specific boosters hitting pharmacy shelves this week, health officials say the country’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign has officially entered a new phase.
The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency use authorization last week to a new bivalent vaccine that targets both the original virus and the BA.4 and BA.5 variants that now dominate the world. Both Moderna and Pfizer boosters were authorized for use at least two months after any previous COVID-19 shot.
"I really believe this is why God gave us two arms," Jha said."One for the flu shot and the other for the COVID shot."
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