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Rob Stein is a correspondent and senior editor on NPR's science desk.

The COVID-19 vaccine strategy may be shifting toward Americans getting yearly vaccinations, like many do with annual flu shots.

The FDA is authorizing new booster shots to protect people against another surge of omicron infections this fall and winter.

Jane Greenhalgh is a senior producer and editor on NPR's Science Desk.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky has signed off on updated versions of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines that target the original virus and the omicron subvariants.

The new shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech target both the original strain of the coronavirus and the omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants that most people are catching now.

Some scientists are alarmed that the agency plans to evaluate the next generation of boosters by reviewing mouse studies alone. Others say there's no time to waste waiting for human trials.

Monroeville Convention Center will once again be the hub of all things pop culture and comics as Steel City Con returns for its summer convention. About 12,000 people walked through convention doors last August. Organizers are hoping to match or exceed that number despite several big name cancellations. SSC officials

Rob Stein is a correspondent and senior editor on NPR's science desk.

The Biden administration may scrap plans to let more younger adults get second COVID-19 boosters this summer. Instead, officials are trying to speed up availability of the next generation of boosters in the fall, NPR has learned.