The omicron-targeted booster shots have arrived at pharmacies across the country. What are side effects from these shots? How do they differ from those of earlier boosters and COVID-19 vaccinations? Here's what you need to know
Health experts say that side effects should not differ too much from the initial vaccines, even though there are essentially “two vaccines in one shot.”
“We just don’t have any data on this [yet], essentially giving two vaccines in one shot — but biologically, I just wouldn’t expect the side effects, severity or the safety profile of the shots to be different from the current mRNA vaccines and boosters,” Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and member of an independent advisory group to the U.S.
Although there is no official data on side effects specifically regarding the BA.4 and BA.5 upgraded COVID-19, there is clinical trial data on a booster targeting an earlier strain of omicron called BA.1.
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