Although the burden of the pandemic has eased substantially, the CDC says Covid continues to kill more than 1,300 people per week.
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized an additional dose of Pfizer and Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines targeting the omicron variant for seniors and people with weak immune systems.
Seniors who are 65 years of age or older and who have already received a vaccine targeting the omicron BA.5 subvariant are now eligible to receive another dose at least four months after their last shot, according to the FDA. People with weak immune systems can receive another omicron shot at least two months after their last dose and receive additional shots at the discretion of their doctor.
