FDA Advisers Recommend COVID Vaccines Be Updated to Target Current Dominant Variant

Published Date: 29 May 2026

The U.S. FDA's advisory panel recommended on Thursday that COVID-19 vaccines for 2026-2027 immunization should be updated to target ⁠the dominant XFG variant, despite some...

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