Moderna aims for Fall release for omicron, variant-specific COVID-19 vaccine boosters
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The FDA is seeking applications for updated, variant-specific vaccines by no later than June, requiring testing by early May.
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"We are confident that by the fall of this year, we should have large amounts of that new booster vaccine that will protect against omicron and other variants, and really protect Americans and people around the world as we go into the fall of 2022."