Wed Sep 7, 2022 – 4:39 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – The Biden administration has announced a “new approach” to its coronavirus response in which Americans are encouraged to get jabbed yearly for COVID during the fall.
“This week, we begin a new phase in our COVID-19 response. We are launching a new vaccine – our first in almost two years – with a new approach. For most Americans, that means one COVID-19 shot, once a year, each fall,” President Joe Biden said in a statement released Tuesday.
“As the virus continues to change, we will now be able to update our vaccines annually to target the dominant variant. Just like your annual flu shot, you should get it sometime between Labor Day and Halloween,” Biden continued.
On August 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for new Pfizer and Moderna booster shots “specially formulated to fight multiple omicron variants,” which have not undergone human trials.
According to the FDA, Moderna’s booster is available for adults 18 and older, and Pfizer’s booster is available for children 12 and older.
Dr. Ashish Jha, head of the White House Covid-19 Response Team,
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