Americans will soon have access to several new COVID-19 vaccines. The FDA is expected to finally approve Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for children under 5 as well as the protein-based Novavax vaccine. Looking ahead, the FDA is meeting in late June to discuss a vaccine targeting multiple variants of the virus, which may be available in the fall. How do all these shots compare to our current ones, and how do you know what’s right for your family? Andy gets answers from epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina and New York Times health reporter Apoorva Mandavilli.

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• Read Katelyn’s explainer on predicting the fall’s vaccine formula: https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/predicting-the-fall-and-boosters?s=r
• Find vaccines, masks, testing, treatments, and other resources in your community: https://www.covid.gov/
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