Will omicron-specific booster shots be more effective at combating COVID-19? 5 questions answered

Photo caption: In a matter of days, eligible people will be lining up to receive the newly formulated booster shot. Photo credit: filadendron / E+ via Getty Images. Article by Prakash Nagarkatti and Mitzi Nagarkatti. The Conversation – updated September 2, 2022.

On Sept. 1, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the use of updated COVID-19 booster shots that are specifically tailored to combat the two most prevalent omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5. The decision comes just a day after the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization of the shots. The CDC’s backing will enable a full roll-out of the reformulated vaccines to begin within days. The new booster shots – one by Moderna and another from Pfizer-BioNTech – come as more than 450 people are still dying of COVID-19 every day in the U.S. […]

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