Updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna will be available later this week.
According to the AP, the new shots could be available as soon as this week.
The final step would be approval by the CDC, which is set to issue recommendations tomorrow.
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As of that date, XBB.1.5 had quickly shrunk to 3% of all variants.
See national chart below.
Of more concern is a variant known as BA.2.86.
While BA.2.86 is thought to be more immune evasive, it is not thought to be more communicable.
The impacts of that across the country are unclear.
RSV, a respiratory virus,is already on the risein the Southeastern U.S. RSV can cause severe disease in infants, young children, and older adults.
