
FDA advisers vote to include an Omicron-specific component for a coronavirus booster in the US
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The US Food and Drug Administration's independent Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted Tuesday to support recommending inclusion of an Omicron specific component for a Covid-19 booster vaccine.
Twenty-one voting members of the FDA's independent committee voted on the question:
"Does the committee recommend inclusion of a SARS-CoV-2 Omicron component for COVID-19 booster vaccines in the United States?"

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