On Thursday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that Americans as young as 12 get a new and updated COVID-19 vaccination.

The new formula, which was FDA approved a day prior, is meant to protect against hospitalization in omicron variants including BA.5. Both Moderna and Pfizer have released an updated vaccine with a bivalent formula. Moderna's is recommended for those 18 and older and Pfizer for those 12 and older. 

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William Schaffner