If you've been waiting to get an updated COVID-19 shot, your wait could soon be over. The FDA cleared the way Monday for two new shots, from Pfizer and Moderna, for children as young as six months.
A CDC panel is meeting Tuesday to weigh in on the vaccines. (Credit: FOX 5 Atlanta) Americans may soon be able to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine.
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday endorsed the new shots for everyone 6 months of age and older.
The agency's director is expected to sign off on the panel's recommendation. The vaccines could be available this week. The severity of the COVID-19 pandemic has faded, but there are still hundreds of hospitalizations and hundreds of deaths in the U.S.