Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are healthy.

FDA FLAGS SEVERE ITCH — Patients who stop using the oral allergy medicines cetirizine (Zyrtec) or levocetirizine (Xyzal) may experience rare but severe itching after longtime use, the FDA has cautioned.

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will discuss recommendations for updated COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the upcoming immunization campaign, including if these shots should target the LP.

President Donald Trump’s administration is slated to lay out its approach to Covid vaccination at an event Tuesday that could spell major changes in what is required to get regulatory approval for immunizations.

The head of the Food and Drug Administration said the agency will soon unveil a new framework detailing what companies must do to seek approval of vaccines, a move that comes as the Trump administration has introduced uncertainty into the annual process for green-lighting updated coronavirus shots traditionally offered in the fall.