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Moderna says bivalent COVID-19 booster shot performs better against BA.5 omicron subvariant

Monday, November 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- American biotechnology company Moderna announced Monday that a booster dose of its bivalent COVID-19 vaccine performs better against two circulating versions of the omicron variant, compared with a booster shot of its original formula.The news echoes a similar announcement made earlier... Read More.

Pfizer, BioNTech say bivalent COVID-19 booster shot performs better against BA.5 omicron subvariant

Friday, November 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- American pharmaceutical company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech announced Friday that a booster dose of their bivalent COVID-19 vaccine performs better against two circulating versions of the omicron variant, compared with a booster shot of their original vaccine.According to a... Read More.

FDA authorizes updated bivalent COVID-19 booster for children aged 5 and older

Wednesday, October 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the updated bivalent COVID-19 booster for younger children Wednesday.The Pfizer booster has been authorized for children aged 5 and older and the Moderna booster for children aged 6 and older.When the new boosters were... Read More.

4.4 million Americans have received an updated bivalent COVID-19 booster

Friday, September 23 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- At least 4.4 million Americans have received an updated bivalent COVID-19 booster since the shots were rolled out at the beginning of September, newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.Nationally, a total of 109 million Americans... Read More.

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CDC director weighs in on whether pandemic is over, says bivalent COVID shot is ‘critically important’

Thursday, September 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky became the latest American to receive the new bivalent COVID-19 booster shot on Thursday, telling ABC News that, thus far, "millions" of Americans have now gotten an updated vaccine."There have... Read More.

New COVID bivalent vaccine expected in US in the fall

Tuesday, August 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- On Monday, the U.K. became the first country to approve a bivalent vaccine booster shot for adults, which would target both the original COVID virus and the Omicron variant.This vaccine, which is likely going to be available in the U.S. starting... Read More.

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