Nearly 3.3 million people in the United States received updated COVID-19 booster shots over the past week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday.
The CDC said 14.8 million Americans had received the shot as of Oct. 12, in the first six weeks of the booster being available, just 6.9% of the people aged 12 or older who are eligible for the vaccine.
The shots are being administered at a slower pace than last year, when the United States initially authorized COVID boosters just for older and immunocompromised people. Over 20 million people had received their third shot in the first six weeks of that vaccination campaign.
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