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Feb 13, 2023 · The bivalent boosters are designed to address both the original strain of the virus and the more contagious omicron variants that have emerged since. In fact, even as newer variants—like BQ.1, BQ.1.1, and XBB.1.5 —become dominant in the U.S., the bivalent boosters are continuing to protect against severe disease, hospitalization, and death.
Oct 12, 2022 · The updated boosters are called bivalent because they protect against the original virus that causes COVID-19 and the omicron variants, BA.4 and BA.5. The previous boosters are monovalent because they were designed to protect against the original virus.
Aug 31, 2022 · The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent, is authorized for use as a single booster dose in individuals 18 years of age and older. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine,...
Mar 14, 2023 · For the authorization of a single booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent for children 6 months through 4 years of age at least 2 months after completion of primary vaccination...
Oct 24, 2022 · What Are the New Bivalent Boosters? The bivalent boosters are developed from the same technology as the original monovalent vaccine, which uses synthetic messenger RNA ( mRNA) to teach our body’s...
Sep 1, 2022 · Updated COVID-19 boosters add Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 spike protein components to the current vaccine composition, helping to restore protection that has waned since previous vaccination by targeting variants that are more transmissible and immune-evading.
Oct 12, 2022 · The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent is authorized for administration at least two months following completion of primary or booster vaccination in children down to five years of age.
