Vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today recommended that people ages 65 and older receive an additional dose of the current monovalent (single-strain) COVID-19 vaccine this spring.
The vote from the Advisory Committee on Immunization (ACIP) targets a group at higher risk for COVID-19 hospitalization and death. Immunity is known to wane following vaccination as well as infection, and it’s been almost 6 months since the CDC weighed in with its last advice, which was that people ages 6 months and older receive the updated COVID vaccine targeting the XBB.1.5 variant.
Though COVID activity is currently trending downward in the United States, experts said it’s likely that virus circulation will likely continue at significant levels in the months ahead. ACIP made similar spring booster recommendations in 2022 and 2023.
Like previous recommendations, the next dose would be given at least 4 months after the last dose. People with conditions that compromise their immune system could get their next dose at least 2 months after the last dose.
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