- Health officials say they’re planning to push this week for people to get boosted against COVID-19 to maximum protection around Thanksgiving. Thus far, overall uptake remains low. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), only 10 percent of people ages 5 and older have received an updated booster dose, despite 73 percent of that population having gotten their first two shots. A new study found that higher vaccination rates among U.S. children could prevent thousands of pediatric hospitalizations and millions of missed school days. (Articles here and here)
November 15, 2022
Public Health/Prevention