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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Mayo Clinic Q&A: Updated COVID-19 boosters target omicron variants
Description: This episode is shared from Mayo Clinic Q&A and was recorded on August 31, 2022
Guest: Gregory A. Poland, M.D. (@drgregpoland)
Host: Halena M. Gazelka, M.D. (@hmgazelkamd)
The first significant change to COVID-19 vaccines since their rollout came this week as the Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization for updated Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 boosters aimed at the omicron variants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also signed off on the recommendation, clearing the way for the new COVID-19 booster to be administered.
The new boosters...