Lehigh Valley Health Network’s (LVHN) COVID-19 vaccination clinics will offer newly authorized and updated COVID-19 booster vaccines starting Sept. 12 and scheduling is now open.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) granted emergency use authorization last week for updated booster shots manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. Both new boosters were developed to better target against COVID-19 omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5, with BA.5 being the strain found in nearly 90% of current COVID-19 cases. (Please see information about Moderna booster supply for current information.)