New vaccines against COVID-19 are recommended in the US for those over 6 months of age

The group of independent experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) USA recommended this Tuesday the use of the new updated vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech against covid for everyone over six months.

Advisors voted 13 to 1 to recommend vaccination for everyone over six months, a recommendation that comes a day after the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA, in English) will approve the updated vaccines, which are effective against contagious variants like the omicron XBB.1.5. that is currently circulating.

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The advisory team’s recommendations must now be approved by the director of the CDC, Mandy Cohenas a necessary prior step for the administration of vaccines.

Once Cohen gives his authorization, they will be available in pharmacies within 48 hours.

The committee’s support means that vaccines will be covered by public and private insurance, although millions of citizens do not have any health insurance in USA.

This is the first time the vaccines will be available for sale, with wholesale prices that could range from $120-$130 per dose.

The American president, Joe Bidencelebrated in a statement that as the United States enters winter it has “more tools than ever“against seasonal respiratory viruses, including vaccines”safe and effective”.

Since his arrival at White House In January 2021, his Administration, as he highlighted, has achieved a “historical advance” in their ability to manage the covid-19 so that it no longer entailssignificant disruptions” in people’s lives.

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According to the FDA, the new formulas have been created “to more closely target currently circulating variants and provide better protection against serious consequences” of the illness.

“Vaccination remains essential for public health and continued protection against the serious consequences of Covid-19, including hospitalization and death“, he noted after the announcement Peter Marksdirector of Center for Evaluation and Research of Biological Products from the FDA.

The citizens “you can be sure“, he added, “that these updated vaccines have met the agency’s rigorous scientific standards for safety, efficacy and manufacturing quality”.

Source: Elcomercio

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