Pfizer and Moderna said their updated vaccines, which target the XBB.1.5 subvariant of the virus, were expected to be available for most people in the United States in the coming days. The FDA approved those shots for people ages 12 and above, and authorized them for emergency use in children ages 6 months through 11 years.
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The UK drug regulator said on Tuesday it has approved an updated COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech that targets only the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant.
At the World Vaccine Congress in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Maryland-based Novavax presented data on its COVID-19 booster and COVID-influenza combination vaccine candidate. Novavax shares rose 12 percent Thursday following the presentation.
The treatment is not expected to neutralize the currently dominant XBB.1.5 subvariant of Omicron.
