CDC: Bivalent COVID vaccine boosters could be available for adolescents, adults in September
AAP News (August 18, 2022) – A bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster targeting the omicron variant could be available next month for children as young as 12 years.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a guide to help clinicians and jurisdictions prepare for a fall booster campaign.
Both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have created bivalent boosters in anticipation of a possible fall/winter virus surge. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advised the companies to use both the original SARS-CoV-2 strain and the omicron BA.4/5 spike protein. About 89% of the circulating strains are BA.5, and nearly all the rest are BA.4, according to the CDC.