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The Food and Drug Administration will no longer approve COVID-19 vaccines for healthy people under 65 without rigorous trials.
The US Food and Drug Administration will now require Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna to use expanded warning labels with more information about the risk of a rare heart condition after vaccination.
Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are healthy
The FDA will narrow its approval for updated coronavirus vaccines, marking a significant shift in the agency’s approach to green-lighting shots that have been recommended broadly to the public.
President Donald Trump’s administration is slated to lay out its approach to Covid vaccination at an event Tuesday that could spell major changes in what is required to get regulatory approval for immunizations.
Dr. Celine Gounder explains the FDA's new policy restricting updated COVID-19 booster shots to people 65 and older or those at high risk of severe illness.