In this July 19, 2022, a vial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine rests on a table at an inoculation station in Jackson, Miss.(Rogelio V. Solis / AP) The U.S. approved a new COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna late Friday but with limits on who can use it — not a replacement for the company’s existing shot,

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Moderna's new COVID-19 vaccine, days after the federal government tightened vaccine standards for the virus.

The change marks a shift in the Food and Drug Administration’s policy on approving COVID-19 vaccines, which the new commissioner described as a “one-size-fits-all regulatory framework.”