The FDA today announced its vaccines advisory committee will meet April 6 to discuss the future of COVID-19 booster doses and how to tell if a specific strain of the coronavirus needs its own vaccine.
The independent experts on the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee will be joined by representatives from the CDC and the National Institutes of Health. According to a statement from the FDA, no votes will be taken and no specific company’s vaccines will be discussed.remains our best defense against the disease and any potentially severe consequences,” Peter Marks, MD, PhD, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said in the statement.
Infectious disease specialists are watching BA.2, the Omicron subvariant that appears to be more transmissible than the first strain. BA.2 is driving outbreaks across Europe and is becoming more common across the U.S.latest estimateThe FDA will give the public access to background material no later than 2 business days before the meeting.and made available as a webcast on the FDA’s website.
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