U.S. Covid-19 booster shot uptake is at all-time low, CNN analysis

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Tue, 2022-02-15 09:46 — mike kraft

Covid-19 booster shot uptake is at all-time low in the US, CNN analysis finds The pace of people getting Covid-19 vaccine booster shots in the United States has dropped to the lowest it has ever been, and many public health experts are concerned. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

(CNN) --- ...As of Monday, about 64% of the US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with at least their initial two-dose series, and 28% have received a booster shot. But the pace of booster doses going into arms is the lowest it has been in months -- since the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first recommended boosters for seniors and other at-risk adults in September, according to a CNN analysis of CDC data. The agency expanded its recommendation for booster doses in November to include all adults.

People who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as their first dose seem less likely to get their booster than other vaccinated groups. Among those eligible for a booster, less than one-third who initially received the Johnson & Johnson shot have been boosted, compared with about half of those who completed their initial two-dose series of Moderna, at 52%, or Pfizer, at 47%, according to CNN's analysis.

Among people who are vaccinated but not boosted, about 4 in 10 -- or 39% -- say they want to get a booster as soon as they can, but another 4 in 10 say they either will definitely not get a booster or will do so only if required, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey released last month. ...

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