FDA plans to limit COVID vaccine to only high-risk people
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The FDA plans to limit access to certain high-risk groups and also told Pfizer and Moderna to update their warning labels about heart inflammation.
Since 2023, federal health officials have recommended an annual COVID-19 shot for most people, and vaccine makers have not needed to conduct additional tests on each year’s updated vaccine. It's similar to the way the annual flu shot is updated to target the newest influenza strains,
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