Experts tell ABC News that while it's great many Americans have gotten the new booster, they are worried uptake is not as high as it should be ahead of the colder weather months, when COVID-19 typically spreads much more quickly.
Sen. Alex Padilla receives a COVID-19 booster shot at AltaMed Medical clinic in Los Angeles, Oct. 6, 2022.About 11.5 million Americans have received the updated bivalent COVID-19 booster, according toThe booster was rolled out at the beginning of September with the Pfizer booster approved for those aged 12 and older and the Moderna booster approved for those aged 18 and older.
Sen. Alex Padilla receives a COVID-19 booster shot at AltaMed Medical clinic in Los Angeles, Oct. 6, 2022."We clearly have had a slowdown in just overall boosting, and that's driven by a lot of factors," said Dr. John Brownstein, an epidemiologist at Boston Children's Hospital and an ABC News contributor. "One being the fact that we're not in a surge right now.
"There has been challenges in the communication strategy around the booster," Brownstein said. "Is it a booster? Is it an annual shot? There's a lack of awareness that even the vaccine was reformulated. So, I think generally, there's some confusion and lack of awareness that are also slowing down uptake."
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