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May 26 (Reuters) – Advisers to the U.S. Food and \u2060Drug \u2060Administration will discuss whether COVID-19 \u2060vaccines should be updated to target the latest circulating XFG \u200bsubvariant for the 2026-27 immunization campaign, according to documents filed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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While COVID variants continue to \u200cbe derived from the JN.1 virus \u200cvariant, new subvariants such as NB.1.8.1 and XFG have emerged since May last \u2060year, the \u2060agency said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Earlier this month, the World Health Organization recommended vaccine manufacturers to \u200btarget the monovalent LP.8.1 strain or other currently circulating variants such as XFG or NB.1.8.1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The FDA advisory panel is set to vote on the updated formulation for COVID shots on Thursday, roughly \u200btwo weeks after the departure of commissioner Marty Makary. His tenure was marked by \u2060a \u2060series of contentious decisions, \u2060including stricter requirements \u200bfor COVID vaccine use.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Makary, who also drew criticism for public clashes with drugmakers over \u200breviews of potentially lifesaving \u2060drugs and vaccines, has been replaced by Deputy Commissioner for Food Kyle Diamantas in an acting capacity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Vaccine chief Vinay Prasad, who shared Makary’s criticism of current U.S. COVID vaccine policies, also stepped down recently. Karim Mikhail was named the acting director of the FDA’s vaccines \u2060and biologics unit earlier this month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For the 2025-26 season, the FDA had recommended \u2060that COVID shots target LP.8.1 – a subvariant of the JN.1 strain.<\/p>\n

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data showed the XFG subvariant was estimated to account for a majority of cases in the United States over a four-week period up to April 11.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Three COVID shots have been authorized for use in the U.S.: Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s messenger-RNA-based vaccines, as well as Novavax’s protein-based shot that takes longer to manufacture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Novavax licensed its COVID vaccine to French drugmaker Sanofi in \u20602024 in a deal worth at least $1.2 billion. Sanofi, along with Pfizer and Moderna, is set to make a presentation to the advisory committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The vaccine manufacturers have indicated that they are prepared to produce an XFG vaccine for the \u200b2026-27 vaccination season, the FDA said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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(Reporting by Mariam Sunny in Bengaluru; \u200bEditing by Pooja Desai and Diti Pujara)<\/p>\n

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