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According to WHO data, In the last 24 hours, 197,136 new cases of covid 19 have been registered in the world.
As of January 20, 2023, 1,088,854 deaths due to the covid 19 virus have been reported in the United States.
According to the WHO, A total of 3,131,550,798 doses of vaccines against covid 19 have been applied in the world until January 17, 2023.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday proposed an annual dose of the latest updated COVID-19 vaccine for healthy adults, similar to the flu immunization campaign, as it aims to simplify the strategy vaccination against COVID in the country.
The FDA has also asked its external advisory panel to consider the use of two injections of the COVID vaccine per year for some young children, older adults, and people with compromised immunity. The regulator proposed the need for routine selection of variants to update the vaccine, similar to the way flu vaccine strains are changed annually, in briefing papers ahead of a meeting of its panel on Thursday.
The FDA hopes that annual immunization schedules can contribute to less complicated vaccine deployment and fewer errors in vaccine administration, leading to better vaccine coverage rates. The agency’s proposal was along the lines expected, following its announcement of its intent for the upgrade last month.
Currently the vaccination schedule for most people in the world must first receive two doses of the original covid virus vaccine with an interval of at least three or four weeks, depending on the vaccine, followed by a booster dose a few months. after.
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