Some Missouri patients will have to work harder to find a COVID

In a change from previous federal recommendations, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved this year's shots only for older people and those with underlying health conditions.

Missourians who have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine each fall will likely have a harder time finding shots this year.

Manufacturers update the vaccines annually to match circulating variants of the virus in a similar process to flu vaccines. Health officials have recommended updated shots each fall.

But in a change from previous federal recommendations, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved this year's shots only for older people and those with underlying health conditions.

"The American people demanded science, safety and common sense. This framework delivers all three," U.S. Hea