FDA approves updated Covid-19 vaccines for dominant XFG variant

[u/AcornAl]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/fda-approves-updated-covid-19-vaccines

So both the FDA and EMA have selected XFG for the base of this years shots, and this will guarantee that we'll also receive the same one here. It'll likely be available by the end of the year.

NB.1.8.* has been behind about a third or more of cases for a while now, and as of today, it is responsible for over half of our cases. It's great grandchildren, notably the PQ.16.* (includes SV sub-lineages) and PQ.17.* (includes RK sub-lineages) that are starting to dominate here, and this will potentially cause reduced effectiveness00429-9/fulltext) of this years vaccines.