FDA recommends annual dose of COVID-19 vaccine in future

　　China News Agency, Washington, January 23 (Reporter Sha Hanting) The US Food and Drug Administration stated on the 23rd local time that it is recommended that most adults and children in the future receive a dose of the new crown vaccine every year.

　　In a briefing note, the FDA said that many Americans have acquired "sufficient immunity" through vaccines or infection or a combination of the two.

Therefore, the vaccination of the new crown vaccine can also be similar to the flu vaccine, and only one dose per year is required to obtain sufficient protection.

Immunocompromised adults and young children may still need two doses of the vaccine to get the necessary protection.

　　It is reported that the US Drug Administration expert committee will hold a meeting on the 26th to discuss how to screen, produce, and inoculate the new crown vaccine in the future.

The US Food and Drug Administration stated that the expert committee will vote on the 26th whether to produce vaccines against only one strain in the future.

The proposal said that in the early summer of each year, the US Food and Drug Administration, experts and manufacturers will determine which strain of the new crown vaccine will be produced and will be launched in the fall.

Currently, the flu vaccine uses this process.

　　Currently, the new crown vaccine includes two doses of the basic vaccine and an upgraded booster shot.

The two doses of the basic vaccine are aimed at the original strain of the new coronavirus, and the upgraded version is strengthened against the original strain of the new coronavirus and the new coronavirus Omicron variant.

　　FDA officials believe that the proposal to receive a dose of the new crown vaccine every year will help promote people's vaccination and increase the vaccination rate.

　　According to statistics from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 220 million people in the United States have completed the vaccination against the new crown, accounting for 69.1% of the total population, while about 50.65 million people have been vaccinated with upgraded booster shots, accounting for only 15.3% of the total population. %.

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