Covid is rising. New vaccines may not be ready until mid-September.
Updated coronavirus vaccines may not be available until mid-September, and people who are not considered high risk may not be able to access them.
Covid is rising. New vaccines may not be ready until mid-September. Article fails to mention that CDC recommendations for staying home when infected are too short or other means of protection including masks, air filtration and improved ventilation.
— Ron Chusid (@rchusid.bsky.social) 2025-08-18T14:18:02.930Z
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/08/16/covid-wave-vaccines-xfg/
But this uptick arrives with an added layer of uncertainty because it’s unclear when and which Americans can receive updated vaccines this fall.....
The federal committee that would recommend the updated coronavirus vaccine is not expected to meet until at least mid-September, according to industry employees and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share sensitive information. By that point, the summer covid wave could be over, but Americans could still get a boost of immunity ahead of an expected winter wave......
For the coming fall season, the FDA has not yet approved an updated coronavirus vaccine. In recent years, the agency has typically signed off on an updated version by late August or early September in order for pharmacies and doctors’ offices to place orders.
But the agency is expected to narrow its approval for the vaccine to those 65 and older, as well as others considered at high risk for severe disease. The new approach marks a significant shift from past years when the shots have been broadly available, including to children and generally healthy adults.
I am recovering from COVID right now (just finished my Paxlovid) and so this is great time for me but is horrible for others
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decide to reverse their recommendations (and thus the availability) to restrict COVID vaccines to those UNDER 65 ranging down to the teen years. It would be just like these morons to conclude that those over 65 were doomed to die soon anyway, so why waste the vaccine on them when it could be utilized for those all-important "worker bees" who will carry the economy and keep the trumpie clan swimming in cryptocurrency.
Who will need the elderly anyway? They'll just be a drain on society's resources and need to be warehoused and medically expensive.
