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New FDA rules limit COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to those 65+ or with high-risk conditions. Access for others is complicated, potentially requiring doctor's visits and off-label prescriptions.
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Can You Still Get the Covid Shot? The F.D.A. introduced new rules. Here’s what to know. By Maggie Astor Aug. 27, 2025 The threat of Covid infections has not gone away, but the vaccines that help protect against them will be harder to come by this season. Under President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., federal health officials have limited who qualifies for Covid shots. On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration approved updated versions only for people who are 65 or older and people who have a medical condition that puts them at higher risk. The F.D.A. decision creates a fractured and confusing landscape. Healthy adults under 65 may have to jump through hoops to get a shot, if they are able to get one at all. The same is true for healthy children, the youngest of whom are at high risk of Covid complications simply by virtue of their age. Here is where things stand, and what you can do. When will the vaccines be available? Representatives for Moderna and P...
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Simplified: Covid infection threat remains Covid vaccines will be harder to get this season
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Simplified: President Trump Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr federal officials limited Covid shot eligibility
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Simplified: FDA approved updated Covid vaccines only for people 65+ and high-risk individuals
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Simplified: Healthy adults under 65 may struggle to get Covid shots
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Simplified: Healthy children may struggle to get Covid shots youngest children are at high risk
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Simplified: Moderna Pfizer will ship updated vaccines immediately after FDA approval
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Simplified: Moderna Pfizer Covid shots will reach doctors offices pharmacies in a few days
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Simplified: Sanofi expects Novavax vaccine availability in early fall
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Simplified: Covid vaccines were previously approved for all Americans 6 months+ FDA is now limiting eligibility
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Simplified: You are eligible for Covid vaccine if 65+ or high-risk
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Simplified: FDA estimates 30-60% of Americans have a high-risk condition
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Simplified: People under 65 without conditions are ineligible for Covid vaccine under FDA approval
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Simplified: Get Covid vaccine at doctor's office not pharmacy
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Simplified: Robert Kennedy Jr said vaccines are available for all patients who consult doctors
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Simplified: Doctors can legally prescribe medications off label
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Simplified: Doctor may not give you Covid vaccine
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Simplified: Doctors may fear liability giving Covid shots outside FDA parameters
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Simplified: Insurance may not cover off-label Covid shot
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Simplified: Richard Dang predicts most pharmacies will require form attesting FDA criteria
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Simplified: Covid shots are free for insured people meeting new criteria
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Simplified: Get Covid shot late September through October
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Simplified: September-October Covid shot allows time to take effect before winter wave
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Simplified: Get flu shot at same time as Covid shot get RSV shot if vulnerable Dr Megan Ranney said
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Simplified: Vaccination is most important for pregnant people Dr Ranney said
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Simplified: ACOG recommends Covid vaccine during pregnancy pregnancy increases risk Covid harms fetuses vaccines protect infants
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Simplified: FDA approved Moderna vaccine for children 6 months+ with high-risk condition
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Simplified: FDA approved Pfizer vaccine only for children 5+ Novavax only for children 12+ with high-risk limitation
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Simplified: Covid shot provides substantial protection against severe illness through winter Dr Paul Sax said
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Simplified: Protection against Covid infection wanes within months vaccine reduces but doesn't eliminate risk