Explainer: Considerations in getting the updated COVID vaccine booster shots

Explainer: Updated COVID vaccines are coming in the U.S. Should you get one? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized updated COVID-19 boosters from Pfizer Inc with German partner BioNTech SE and Moderna Inc retooled to target Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants as well as the original virus. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

CHICAGO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized updated COVID-19 boosters from Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) with German partner BioNTech SE (22UAy.DE) and Moderna Inc retooled to target Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants as well as the original virus. read more

They could start rolling out in the next few days following recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is holding a meeting of its expert advisers on Thursday. Here is what you need to know:

WHO SHOULD GET AN UPDATED BOOSTER?

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WHAT IF I RECENTLY HAD COVID OR A BOOSTER?

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