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2. Who should get the Omicron booster? Here's what experts say.

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   Both Pfizer and Moderna’s Omicron boosters are "bivalent" vaccines, meaning they protect against Omicron BA.5 and BA.4 subvariants and the original SARS-CoV-2 virus. "The goal of a COVID vaccine ...

3. The major COVID variants we've seen so far and which one to ...

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   The first highly publicized variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was called alpha (B.1.1.7). ... even in states with the highest vaccination rates, prompted scientists to urge people to get a booster ...

4. Should I get the Omicron booster now or wait a few weeks? - AOL

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   Ferrer noted the first fall-and-winter COVID surge occurred before vaccines were widely available, while the second occurred when vaccines did not fully match the variant of the coronavirus that ...

5. Does The New Covid Vaccine Protect Against The Rising XEC ...

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   The XEC variant has become the second-most prevalent strain in the country, representing more than 1 in 10 cases, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (It ...

6. CDC strengthens advice for boosters as omicron variant ... - AOL

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   The CDC advised all adults should get the Covid booster shot when they are eligible, a change from earlier advice that some adults could choose to do so. CDC strengthens advice for boosters as ...

7. SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant - Wikipedia

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   In June 2022, Pfizer and Moderna developed bivalent vaccines to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 wild-type and the Omicron variant. The bivalent vaccines are well-tolerated and offer immunity to Omicron superior to previous mRNA vaccines. [268] In September 2022, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the bivalent vaccines.

8. Timeline of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant - Wikipedia

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   On 26 November at an emergency meeting in Geneva, Switzerland WHO's Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution designated PANGO lineage B.1.1.529 a variant of concern (VOC) and gave it the designation Omicron (skipping Nu and Xi, the next letters in the Greek alphabet in keeping with its nomenclature protocol introduced for the Delta variant).

9. Do You Really Need This New Omicron Booster? Here’s What ...

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   A 10-state analysis released by the CDC in February found that a COVID booster was 91% effective against hospitalization two months after vaccination as Omicron spread. After four months, however ...