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FDA panel urges XFG variant for fall Covid‑19 vaccines

Published 29 May 2026

An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday to recommend updating this fall's Covid-19 vaccines to target the XFG variant, a fast-growing strain nicknamed "Stratus.

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