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FDA proposes switching to annual coronavirus vaccine, mimicking flu model

Por: Portland Press Herald World January 24, 2023

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The Food and Drug Administration is proposing a crucial change in the way the coronavirus vaccine is handled: Switching to a once-a-year shot that targets the strain expected to pose the greatest threat during the following winter – a system akin to what is used for the influenza vaccine. The agency, in briefing documents released Monday for a meeting this week with its vaccine advisers, said evidence suggests that “moving forward, most... + full article



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