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Jeff Gilchrist

The FDA released a statement after the meeting they are recommending a monovalent (just 1 strain) COVID fall vaccine booster based on the XBB variant lineage of Omicron with a preference for XBB.1.5 ( fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologi ).

With flexibility given to vaccine manufacturers it will be interesting to see which formulas are actually available for the fall booster from each company and when. 31/

U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationUpdated COVID-19 Vaccines for Use in the United States Beginning in FaFDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) met on June 15, 2023, to discuss and make recommendations for SARS-CoV-2 strain(s) for updated COVID-19 vaccines for use in the United States beginning in the fall of 2023. For the 2023-2024 formulation of the COVID-19 vacci