Utah health care providers are being told to get rid of any of the original COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer and Moderna they still have in stock following the federal government's decision to switch to a newer formulation.
determined this week that only bivalent COVID-19 vaccines are authorized for use in the United States.s for anyone 65 and older if it's been at least four months since their last updated dose, as well as those who are immunocompromised and, in some cases, as young as 6 months old.
As of April 13, Lakin said Utah had received nearly 8.4 million doses of both the original and the updated COVID-19 vaccines and 71% of those — nearly 6 million shots — have been administered.While more than 64% of all Utahns have completed the initial series of COVID-19 shots, just over 15% have also been boosted with the updated vaccine.
"There is just not a lot of vaccinations going on right now for bivalent and there's no reason, I think, to add to the confusion," he said, echoing statements made before the federal government's decision by state epidemiologist Dr. Leisha Nolen.
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