— Approvals come as the CDC's vaccine advisory panel remains in legal limbo

August 28, 2026

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The FDA approved four updated COVID-19 vaccines for the 2026-2027 season targeting the SARS-C0V-2 variant that dominated last season.

Moderna, Pfizer and BioNTech, and Novavax, Sanofi, and Takeda announced Thursday that their COVID shots formulated against the XFG variant for the upcoming season had earned FDA approval.