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Seasonal COVID shots may no longer be possible under Trump admin

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The FDA may no longer approve seasonal COVID-19 vaccines updated for the virus variants circulating that year .

The FDA does not consider seasonal flu shots brand-new vaccines.

Instead, they're slightly altered versions of approved vaccines.

So far, the FDA has treated these tweaked vaccines the same way it treats seasonal shots.

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