The updated ratings will determine bonus payments for Medicare Advantage plans for 2025.
The Biden administration has made plans to begin offering the new boosters as soon as the Labor Day weekend.
The more likely scenario is that vulnerable people will need annual boosters for strains that are similar to Omicron, he said.
Mask mandates are ending across the U.S., but many public health officials still recommend them.
The CDC was recommending that fully vaccinated people don't need to mask as recently as July 22.
Millennial and Gen Z consumers are spending more on their pets during the pandemic, an industry executive says.
The new guidance is another milepost along the return to normal.
The CDC estimated that just 10% of the population has been fully vaccinated so far.