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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved and granted emergency use authorization for modified mRNA Covid-19 vaccinations that provide improved protection against presently circulating variations.
The FDA announced on Thursday that the enhanced vaccines would target the Omicron variation KP.2 strain, according to Xinhua.
“Given waning immunity of the population from previous exposure to the virus and from prior vaccination, we strongly encourage those who are eligible to consider receiving an updated Covid-19 vaccine to provide better protection against currently circulating variants,” said Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
“The updated mRNA Covid-19 vaccines include Comirnaty and Spikevax, both of which are approved for individuals 12 years of age and older, and the Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine and Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine, both of which are authorized for emergency use for individuals 6 months through 11 years of age,” the FDA said in a press release.
Source:IANS
