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Biden Team Aims for Omicron-Targeted Shots in Arms by Labor Day

  • Reformulated vaccines due to ship next week if cleared
  • US will have between 10 and 15 million doses initially

A resident receives a Covid-19 booster shot at a vaccine clinic in Lansdale, Pennsylvania.

Photographer: Hannah Beier/Bloomberg
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The Biden administration plans to begin offering next-generation Covid-19 booster shots as soon as the Labor Day weekend, according to people familiar with the matter, aiming to stave off a fall surge in cases of the disease.

Food and Drug Administration regulators are expected to clear the use of Covid-19 vaccines reformulated for omicron variants next week, the people said. They asked not to be identified ahead of an official announcement.