The US CDC = Center for Disease Control announced on the 1st that it officially recommends the use of vaccines developed by Moderna and Pfizer for the Omicron strain of the new coronavirus as a booster vaccination.
As a result, in the United States, booster vaccination with a vaccine corresponding to the Omicron strain will begin.
On the 1st, a CDC panel of experts discussed booster vaccinations using vaccines developed by Moderna, Pfizer, and others that correspond to the Omicron strain of the new coronavirus, and concluded that it would be recommended by a majority. .
In response, CDC Director Wallensky announced that he would formally recommend using these vaccines as boosters.
All of the vaccines are of the type called "bivalent vaccines" that contain two types of components, one corresponding to the Omicron strain "BA.4" and "BA.5" and the other corresponding to the conventional new coronavirus. vaccine is for those aged 18 and over, and vaccines such as Pfizer for those aged 12 and over.
In the United States, the Omicron strain "BA.5" is currently the main infection, and with this recommendation, booster vaccinations for the Omicron strain will begin in the United States.