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CDC Recommends Updated COVID-19 Vaccine This Fall-Winter Season
The CDC has posted a press release announcing that it has recommended the updated COVID-19 vaccine for the fall/winter virus season.
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CDC ACIP Meeting Today on Covid-19 Vaccines
Today is the scheduled meeting for the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). It meets from 10 AM-4 PM EDT. The final agenda is here. The presentation slides are at this link. I also want to recommend the recent article on the new Covid vaccine published in Scientific American on September 1, 2023, entitled…
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FDA Authorizes Updated mRNA Covid-19 Vaccines
Today, the FDA approved and authorized the updated mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, specifically for the monovalent XBB.1.5 variant. See the announcement on the FDA website for full details. The CDC ACIP will meet to discuss clinically-based recommendations for the use of these vaccines tomorrow.
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CDC Update on SARS CoV-2 Variant BA.2.86
New update on the Covid-19 variant BA.2.86 as of Sept. 8, 2023. Highlights: “The current increases in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the United States are not being driven by BA.2.86 and instead are being caused by other predominantly circulating viruses. Early research data from multiple labs are reassuring and show that existing antibodies work…
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CDC Update Today on Covid-19 Variant BA.2.86
Today’s update by the CDC on the Covid-19 variant BA.2.86 is at this link. Highlights: “The variant has been identified in at least four states in the United States in samples from either people or wastewater. This variant is currently being studied in the laboratory to help understand how the immune system may interact with…
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CDC ACIP to Discuss Covid-19 Vaccines on September 12, 2023
The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has a scheduled meeting on September 12, 2023 to discuss Covid-19 vaccines. The information about it is a bit difficult to find. It’s announced as a notice on the Federal Register. On the agenda: Matters To Be Considered: The agenda will include discussion of COVID–19 vaccines. Recommendation…
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Official CDC Update on New Covid-19 Variant BA.2.86
I’ve been looking for official CDC news about the new Covid-19 variant, BA.2.86 and it looks like it was just posted on their website yesterday. Highlights: “Last week, a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 called BA.2.86 was detected in samples from people in Denmark and Israel. At least two cases have been identified in the United…
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Moderna Files for FDA Authorization of Updated Covid-19 Vaccine
The Moderna corporation announced in June 2023 that it filed for FDA authorization of its monovalent XBB. 1.5 vaccine. Pfizer also announced the same message in August. It’s on page 4 of the Pfizer Earnings Call.
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New Dominant Covid-19 Variant EG.5
There is a new dominant Covid-19 variant called EG.5. It’s also called Eris. It’s descended from the XBB strains. It’s in the Omicron family and there is no indication it causes more severe disease and would be susceptible to current vaccines.
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What’s Up with Seasonal Vaccines This Fall?
I just read an interesting article in JAMA on this fall’s Covid-19 vaccine. Most of it is from the FDA meeting in June (Rubin R. This Fall’s COVID-19 Vaccines Will Target Omicron XBB Subvariants, but Who Needs Them Remains to Be Seen. JAMA. Published online July 05, 2023. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.10053). One expert was quoted, indicating that there will…
