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  "id": 3847528,
  "title": "FDA approves new COVID-19 shots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/fda-approves-new-covid-19-shots",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-27T23:18:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6056305-fda-approves-updated-covid-vaccines/"
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  "summary": "The Food and Drug Administration approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday for people at higher risk, clearing the way for manufacturers to begin shipping them to pharmacies and physicians' offices. The agency greenlit new formulations of the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, the companies said. FDA also approved a non-mRNA shot from Sanofi, which...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "FDA approves Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccines for 2026-2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/fda-approves-modernas-updated-covid-19-vaccines-for-2026-2027",
        "published": "2026-08-27T20:04:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Pfizer, BioNTech win approval for updated COVID-19 shot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/pfizer-biontech-win-approval-for-updated-covid-19-shot",
        "published": "2026-08-27T21:16:19.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "FDA approves updated Covid-19 vaccines for dominant XFG variant",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/fda-approves-updated-covid-19-vaccines-for-dominant-xfg-variant",
        "published": "2026-08-28T01:19:48.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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