Registered nurse Orlyn Grace, left, administers a COVID-19 booster vaccination to Jeanie Merriman, right, at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in April 2022, in San Rafael, Calif. JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES
BY JENNIFER SHUTTStates Newsroom WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved an updated COVID-19 vaccine intended to address severe symptoms of…