The FDA announced that it was revoking the original, monovalent COVID-19 vaccines to replace them with newer, bivalent doses. The change is unrelated to safety. The bivalent vaccines protect against multiple variants and require a single dose.
Pfizer, left, and Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccines are readied for use at a clinic Nov. 17, 2022, in Richmond. Va. The Food and Drug Administration said April 18 that it was revoking the emergency use authorization for the original, Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech monovalent COVID-19 vaccines and now recommends people receive the newer, bivalent doses.
The new guidance was made to simplify the vaccine schedule and encourage future vaccination, the agency said. It is unrelated to safety.
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