US officials say Americans may need yearly Covid-19 vaccine shots

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Tue, 2022-09-06 19:28 — mike kraft

Americans may need yearly shots to protect against Covid-19 Americans may need to get a single Covid-19 vaccination every year, federal health officials said Tuesday, making clear that the country will be living with the coronavirus for the foreseeable future. Brenda Goodman, CNN CNN

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"This week marks an important shift in our fight against the virus," said Dr. Ashish Jha, who is leading the White House Covid-19 Response Team. "It marks our ability to make Covid vaccines a more routine part of our lives as we continue to drive down serious illness and deaths and protect Americans heading into the fall and winter."

Though Tuesday's announcement isn't a surprise -- the Biden administration has been hinting at such a shift since the spring -- it is a significant moment as the government continues to de-escalate its pandemic response.

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