Some Americans Shouldn't Get Another COVID-19 Vaccine Shot, FDA Says

  Some Americans cannot receive another COVID-19 vaccine dose, U.S. regulators said on April 18, as they made sweeping changes to the vaccine system.

Most unvaccinated Americans are still being encouraged to get a COVID-19 vaccine but only need a single dose of a bivalent, the FDA said.

Americans who have received a primary series of a COVID-19 vaccine and one of the bivalent boosters still cannot get an additional dose, unless they're in certain groups.

In letters formally announcing the bivalents as replacing the old vaccines, the FDA made clear that scientists aren't sure whether the bivalents protect against COVID-19.

No clinical trial data for Moderna's shot was cited, and no efficacy data was cited for either vaccine.

Dr. Peter Marks, a top FDA vaccine official, claimed in a briefing that "The available data continue [to] demonstrate that vaccines prevent all serious outcomes from COVID-19, including hospitalization and death." It's not clear which data he was citing, and the FDA did not respond to a request for comment.

FDA officials said the changes announced on April 18 were made to simplify the vaccine composition, reduce the complexity of the available doses, and increase uptake.

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