\nA CDC advisory committee is set to meet on Tuesday to discuss clinical recommendations for who should receive the new vaccines, according to the press release. After the advisory committee approves them, the vaccines will be sent around the country for distribution.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Related story <\/p>\n Annual COVID-19 Vaccines Are Coming & Here's What You Need to Know<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n \nThis round of COVID vaccines will not be covered by the federal government. If you have insurance and get your vaccine from an in-network provider, it should be free; out-of-network, you may have some cost.<\/p>\n \nIf you don’t have insurance, you should be able to get a free booster at a community health center, according to NBC News. A “bridge” program from the Biden administration should also give uninsured people access to free boosters at least until the end of the year.<\/p>\n \nMake sure to check your insurance status and familiarize yourself with these resources before you make an appointment. The list price of the vaccine may be around $110 to $130 if you’re paying out-of-pocket, Pfizer said last year.<\/p>\n \nWhether you or your kids will be required to get the new COVID vaccines depends on your workplace and their school, and may also be affected by where you live. There is no federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate and according to the National Academy For State Health Policy, no state is currently enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for schools.<\/p>\n \nThe FDA states that the new COVID vaccines work as well at protecting you against the current predominant variants as previous iterations protected against the dominant variants at that time. In other words, the vaccines are as effective as we’re used to. Similarly, the FDA states that you can expect to experience similar side effects as previous COVID vaccines (which can include headache, chills, fever, nausea, and pain at the injection point).<\/p>\n \nWhile it may feel like the COVID-19 pandemic is a thing of the past, the increasing number of hospitalizations and deaths show that unfortunately, that’s still not the case. Vaccination is still “critical” to public health and protection against severe COVID-19, said Peter Marks, MD, PhD, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, in the FDA’s press release. The new boosters “have met the agency’s rigorous scientific standards for safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality,” he states. “We very much encourage those who are eligible to consider getting vaccinated.”<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1349026491.jpeg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\")
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