The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the use of COVID-19 booster shot updates that are tailored to fight the most common omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. This decision follows the Food and Drug Administration's emergency authorization of the shots. With the support of the CDC, the full rollout of the reformulated vaccinations can begin in a matter of days.

More than 450 people still die from COVID-19 each day in the U.S. Only 48.5% of booster-eligible were available as of August 31, 2022.

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However, both Pfizer BioNTech and Moderna discovered that the initial bivalent vaccine was effective against the original SARS virus. It also protected against an earlier strain of omicron strain BA.1. The companies also reported that the early combination produced a significant antibody response against new omicron subvariants BA.4 or BA.5, but this was lower than the one against subvariant BA.1.

These results led to the FDA rejecting the BA.1 boosters in the spring of 2022. The agency believed the boosters might not be enough to protect against the new strains of BA.4-BA.5 which were rapidly spreading throughout the U.S.A and around the globe. The FDA requested that Moderna and Pfizer BioNTech develop bivalent vaccines for BA.4 and B.5.

Only 34% of eligible Americans have had their first booster shot. These low numbers could be due to people who are waiting for newer vaccines that will provide greater protection. Booster shots are an important layer of protection against COVID-19.

Prakash Nagarkatti, and Mitzi Nagarkatti, are both immunologists. They study infectious diseases and how vaccines affect different parts of the immune system. They discuss how new booster shots affect the immune system, and whether they are protected against COVID-19.