New XBB COVID Combination Vax to Include Flu and RSV

The FDA announced a monovalent COVID shot for September 2023 given alongside the flu and RSV vaccines. Will the administration of a combination shot raise the rate of those who take it?

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• The newest unanimous recommendation by the FDA's 21-member VRBPAC was based on pharmaceutical research and did not include how often the booster should be given or whether they might also recommend a combination shot with flu or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

• However, in October 2022, the CDC stated that receiving the flu vaccine alon…