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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved and authorized for emergency use updated COVID-19 vaccines formulated to target currently circulating variants and provide better protection against serious consequences of COVID-19, including hospitalization and death. The action relates to updated mRNA vaccines for 2023-24 manufactured by Moderna and Pfizer.

“Vaccination remains critical to public health and continued protection against serious consequences of COVID-19, including hospitalization and death,” said Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. “The public can be assured that these updated vaccines have met the agency’s rigorous scientific standards for safety, effectiveness and manufacturing quality. We very much encourage those who are eligible to consider getting vaccinated.”

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