{"id":69,"date":"2026-11-06T09:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T09:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthcare.hibisports.com\/?p=69"},"modified":"2026-11-06T09:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T09:06:25","slug":"what-to-know-about-the-2026-2027-covid-19-vaccines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthcare.hibisports.com\/?p=69","title":{"rendered":"What to Know About the 2026\u20132027 COVID-19 Vaccines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"health-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp health-sc-page mntl-sc-page mntl-block structured-content article-content expert-content right-rail__offset lock-journey\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"60\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[400, 1400, 1400, 1700, 2000, 2200, 2400, 2600, 2800]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<div id=\"health-sc-block-callout--key-takeaway_1-0\" class=\"comp health-sc-block-callout--key-takeaway health-sc-block-callout-base mntl-sc-block-callout mntl-block theme-key-takeaway theme-key-takeaway\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<h3 id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout-heading_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block-callout-heading mntl-text-block\">Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout-body_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block-callout-body mntl-text-block expert-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Four updated COVID-19 vaccines are available for the 2026\u20132027 season, all targeting the JN.1-lineage XFG variant.<\/li>\n<li>Eligibility varies by vaccine, with all four approved for adults 65 and older and certain younger people with underlying conditions.<\/li>\n<li>The updated vaccines are already available at some pharmacies, but CDC recommendations for the fall season are still pending.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved four updated versions of the COVID-19 vaccine for the 2026-2027 season.<span class=\"mntl-inline-citation mntl-dynamic-tooltip--trigger\" data-id=\"#citation-6\" tabindex=\"0\">1<\/span> The approval includes two vaccines from Moderna, one from Novavax-Sanofi, and one from Pfizer-BioNTech\u2014all of which target the circulating JN.1 lineage XFG variant.<span class=\"mntl-inline-citation mntl-dynamic-tooltip--trigger\" data-id=\"#citation-13\" tabindex=\"0\">2<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"heading-toc\" id=\"toc-whos-eligible-for-an-updated-covid-vaccine\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block health-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"> <span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Who\u2019s Eligible for an Updated COVID Vaccine? <\/span> <\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Eligibility varies slightly by each vaccine option:\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mm-ads-native_1-0\" class=\"comp mm-ads-native \" style=\"--native-ad-height: auto\" data-right-rail-index=\"1\">\n<div id=\"mm-ads-native__adunit_1-0\" class=\"comp mm-ads-native__adunit mm-ads-gpt-dynamic-adunit mm-ads-gpt-adunit scads-to-load gpt native js-immediate-ad js-immediate-ad-loaded\">\n<div id=\"native\" class=\"wrapper\" data-type=\"native\" data-pos=\"native\" data-priority=\"4\" data-sizes=\"[[1, 3],&quot;fluid&quot;]\" data-rtb=\"false\" data-wait-for-third-party=\"false\" data-targeting=\"{}\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<li>Pfizer-BioNTech\u2019s Comirnaty is approved for adults 65 and older, and people ages 5 and older who have an underlying condition that puts them at a high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19.<span class=\"mntl-inline-citation mntl-dynamic-tooltip--trigger\" data-id=\"#citation-1\" tabindex=\"0\">3<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Moderna offers two updated vaccines: Spikevax and mNEXSPIKE. Both are approved for adults 65 and over.<span class=\"mntl-inline-citation mntl-dynamic-tooltip--trigger\" data-id=\"#citation-4\" tabindex=\"0\">4<\/span><span class=\"mntl-inline-citation mntl-dynamic-tooltip--trigger\" data-id=\"#citation-3\" tabindex=\"0\">5<\/span> Spikevax is also approved for people ages 6 months and older with an underlying condition, while mNEXSPIKE is approved for people ages 12 and older with an underlying condition.<\/li>\n<li>Nuvaxovid, made by Novavax, is approved for adults 65 and older and people ages 12 and older with an underlying condition.<span class=\"mntl-inline-citation mntl-dynamic-tooltip--trigger\" data-id=\"#citation-2\" tabindex=\"0\">6<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Spikevax, mNEXSPIKE, and Comirnaty are mRNA vaccines, which give cells instructions to produce protective&nbsp;antibodies. Nuvaxovid is a protein-based vaccine that contains particles of the virus that trigger an immune response.\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The four vaccines were updated after the XFG variant was detected in early 2025.<span class=\"mntl-inline-citation mntl-dynamic-tooltip--trigger\" data-id=\"#citation-14\" tabindex=\"0\">7<\/span> <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/what-to-do-if-you-get-covid-8348526\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Symptoms of the illness are similar to past Omicron strains<\/a>, including sore throat, cough, nasal congestion, fatigue, and headache. <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/how-to-get-taste-back-after-covid-8663452\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Loss of smell or taste<\/a> is relatively rare.<span class=\"mntl-inline-citation mntl-dynamic-tooltip--trigger\" data-id=\"#citation-14\" tabindex=\"0\">7<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Vaccine availability and eligibility may also vary based on state regulations.<span class=\"mntl-inline-citation mntl-dynamic-tooltip--trigger\" data-id=\"#citation-15\" tabindex=\"0\">8<\/span> Those rules could affect whether children and younger adults without an underlying condition can receive a COVID-19 vaccine, said <a href=\"https:\/\/providers.clevelandclinic.org\/provider\/donald-dumford\/4269685\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Dumford, MD<\/a>, an infectious disease specialist at the Cleveland Clinic.\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"heading-toc\" id=\"toc-how-well-will-the-vaccines-work\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block health-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"> <span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> How Well Will the Vaccines Work? <\/span> <\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Dumford said it\u2019s too soon to know how effective the updated vaccines will be because they haven\u2019t been widely administered in the U.S. yet. He expects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/covid-19-vaccine-types-5091935\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">the vaccine platforms<\/a> to be very responsive and recommends vaccination to anyone who is eligible, particularly those over 65 and young people with weakened immune systems.\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cWhen we\u2019re talking about respiratory viruses being effective, it means that we\u2019ve got a reduction in the likelihood of getting infected,\u201d he said. \u201cThen what\u2019s particularly important for our older population and vulnerable populations is having a reduction in the likelihood of severe disease and hospitalization.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cThe other good thing about the vaccine is we know that vaccination will cut down on those long COVID symptoms,\u201d he added. \u201cEven if you get COVID-19 after getting the vaccine, it\u2019s going to be a situation where it could be limited to a mild cold.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Previous vaccines have been effective. The 2023\u20132024 COVID-19 vaccines reduced the risk of critical illness by 70% in adults aged 18 and over in the first two months after vaccination, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<span class=\"mntl-inline-citation mntl-dynamic-tooltip--trigger\" data-id=\"#citation-5\" tabindex=\"0\">9<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"health-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ_1-0\" class=\"comp health-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-block theme-mid-circ theme-mid-circ\" data-use-proximity=\"true\">\n<h2 id=\"midcirc__heading_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc__heading mntl-text-block\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div id=\"midcirc__card-list_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc__card-list mntl-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/covid19-vaccine-plateau-parents-5186132\" rel=\"nocaes\" data-card-index=\"0\" data-click-tracked=\"false\" id=\"midcirc-card_1-0\" class=\"midcirc-card mntl-midcirc-card mntl-text-link \" data-tracking-container=\"true\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">A Verywell Report: Have We Reached the COVID-19 Vaccine Plateau?<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__image-wrapper_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__image-wrapper mntl-block\">\n<div class=\"midcirc-card__image mntl-image card__media universal-image__container\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.6%;\">\n<img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/thmb\/WrSDcRKi36KRU3duryNV2V4HYwQ=\/300x200\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/Sentiment-tracker-returning-children-to-normalcy_nologo-172d376dfaf340d9acaa2d952925ce48.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"COVID illustration\" class=\" universal-image__image lazyloadwait\"><br \/>\n<noscript><br \/>\n<img\nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/thmb\/WrSDcRKi36KRU3duryNV2V4HYwQ=\/300x200\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/Sentiment-tracker-returning-children-to-normalcy_nologo-172d376dfaf340d9acaa2d952925ce48.png\"\nwidth=\"300\"\nheight=\"200\"\nclass=\"img--noscript universal-image__image\"\nalt=\"COVID illustration\"\n\/><br \/>\n<\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/covid-19-vaccine-types-5091935\" rel=\"nocaes\" data-card-index=\"1\" data-click-tracked=\"false\" id=\"midcirc-card_2-0\" class=\"midcirc-card mntl-midcirc-card mntl-text-link \" data-tracking-container=\"true\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_2-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">What\u2019s the Update on Vaccines for COVID-19?<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__image-wrapper_2-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__image-wrapper mntl-block\">\n<div class=\"midcirc-card__image mntl-image card__media universal-image__container\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.6%;\">\n<img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/thmb\/btNE9y1BlbTHhuxOWbXwb15TMRQ=\/300x200\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/GettyImages-1266490076-328f2f30ee264c369f8dc519ac8d8d25.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Young woman getting vaccinated\" class=\" universal-image__image lazyloadwait\"><br \/>\n<noscript><br \/>\n<img\nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/thmb\/btNE9y1BlbTHhuxOWbXwb15TMRQ=\/300x200\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/GettyImages-1266490076-328f2f30ee264c369f8dc519ac8d8d25.jpg\"\nwidth=\"300\"\nheight=\"200\"\nclass=\"img--noscript universal-image__image\"\nalt=\"Young woman getting vaccinated\"\n\/><br \/>\n<\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"heading-toc\" id=\"toc-what-side-effects-can-you-expect\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block health-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"> <span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> What Side Effects Can You Expect? <\/span> <\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Previous COVID-19 vaccines have been associated with side effects such as injection-site pain, fatigue, and headache.<span class=\"mntl-inline-citation mntl-dynamic-tooltip--trigger\" data-id=\"#citation-8\" tabindex=\"0\">10<\/span> These reactions are typically mild to moderate and often resolve on their own.\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cThose first couple of days after vaccination, you could expect a small headache, light fever, and maybe some chills or body aches,\u201d Dumford said.\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"heading-toc\" id=\"toc-will-insurance-cover-the-updated-covid-19-vaccine\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block health-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"> <span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Will Insurance Cover the Updated COVID-19 Vaccine? <\/span> <\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The updated COVID-19 vaccines are already available in some pharmacies. CVS Pharmacy, for example, said that patients can get the vaccine at select pharmacies at no cost with most insurance plans.<span class=\"mntl-inline-citation mntl-dynamic-tooltip--trigger\" data-id=\"#citation-9\" tabindex=\"0\">11<\/span> Some plans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/how-will-my-health-insurance-cover-a-covid-19-vaccine-5090168\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">may have exceptions<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Despite the COVID-19 vaccines\u2019 receiving FDA approval, the CDC has not yet issued updated vaccine recommendations for the upcoming fall season. Some insurance can base vaccination coverage on whether the shot is recommended by the CDC advisory panel and then green-lighted by the CDC director.<span class=\"mntl-inline-citation mntl-dynamic-tooltip--trigger\" data-id=\"#citation-11\" tabindex=\"0\">12<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Meanwhile, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recommended the 2026\u20132027 COVID-19 vaccine for all infants ages 6\u201323 months who do not have contraindications, as well as children and adolescents ages 2\u201318 who are at increased risk of severe COVID-19. 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href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35239637\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses among persons aged 12-17 years\u2014United States, December 9, 2021\u2013February 20, 2022. <\/a><em>MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep<\/em>. 2022;71(9):347-351. doi:10.15585\/mmwr.mm7109e2<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"mntl-sources__source\" id=\"citation-9\">\n<p>CVS Health. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cvshealth.com\/news\/company-news\/updated-covid-19-vaccines-available-at-cvs-pharmacy-and-minuteclinic-across-the-us.html\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Updated COVID-19 vaccines available at CVS Pharmacy and MinuteClinic across the U.S<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"mntl-sources__source\" id=\"citation-11\">\n<ol>\n<li>KFF. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/other\/issue-brief\/acip-cdc-and-insurance-coverage-of-vaccines-in-the-united-states\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ACIP, CDC, and insurance coverage of vaccines in the United States<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"mntl-sources__source\" id=\"citation-10\">\n<p>The American Academy of Pediatrics. <a href=\"https:\/\/publications.aap.org\/pediatrics\/article\/doi\/10.1542\/peds.2026-079045\/208785\/Recommendations-for-COVID-19-Vaccines-in-Infants\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines in infants, children, and adolescents, 2026-2027: policy statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"trust-ribbon_1-0\" class=\"comp trust-ribbon trust-ribbon-expandable-block\">\n<div 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