Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
#FDA approves updated #COVID19 shots but limits access for some kids & adults

US regulators approved updated #COVID-19 shots Wednesday but limited their use for many Americans — & removed 1 of the 2 #vaccines available for young #children.

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https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-covid-shots-fda-kennedy-pfizer-children-9ce19908ae7afb354732aa162fd28532?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-27-Breaking+News
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

The new shots from Pfizer, Moderna & Novavax are approved for all #seniors. But the #FDA narrowed their use for younger #adults & #children to those with at least 1 high-risk #health condition, such as #asthma or #obesity. That presents new barriers to access for millions of Americans who’d have to prove their risk -- & millions more who may want to get vaccinated & suddenly no longer qualify.

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Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Additionally, Pfizer’s #vaccine will no longer be available for any child underage 5, after the #FDA said it was revoking the shot’s emergency authorization for that age group.
Parents will still be able to seek out shots from rival drugmaker #Moderna, the other
maker of #mRNA #vaccines, which has full FDA approval for #children as young as 6 months. But the company’s Spikevax vaccine is only approved for children w/at least one serious #health problem.

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