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Updated Covid Shot Expected to Come This Fall, CDC Director Says
- Americans can expect new Covid shots along with those for flu
- Scientists have begun work on picking a strain to target
A patient receives a COVID-19 vaccination in Hollywood, Florida.
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Americans should expect yet another update of the Covid-19 vaccine this fall at about the same time as flu shots are available, the top US public health official said Monday.
Researchers are working on selecting a strain for the upcoming version, and will probably wait until May to pick one to target with vaccines, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Mandy Cohen said in an interview at Bloomberg’s offices in Washington.