The FDA announced a policy shift for COVID-19 vaccine approvals to focus on Americans considered high-risk of contracting the virus, and those older than age 65.

The decision means many Americans without underlying conditions may not have access to updated shots this fall."I think we have to admit to ourselves that America is deeply divided on the policy issue of repeat COVID-19 vaccine doses or boosters,

The US Food and Drug Administration is changing the way it approves Covid-19 vaccines for Americans. The agency is changing the standard of evidence required for Covid-19 vaccine approval in the US, Dr.

Top officials for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) laid out new requirements for yearly updates to COVID-19 shots, saying they'd continue to use a streamlined approach that would make vaccines available to adults 65 and older as well as children and younger adults with at least one health problem that puts them at higher risk.