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While vaccination rates remaining on par with last year's rollout is positive news for public health experts, the shot has reached fewer than 2% of Americans.
"COVID-19 vaccine distribution, which has shifted to the private market, is a lot different than it was last year when the government was distributing them," a Health and Human Services Department spokesperson said. Insurance companies, pharmacies and the government have said they've addressed any initial issues with the rollout and continue to monitor for ways to improve access.
And there has historically been a waning interest in COVID shots -- just 17% of Americans, or 56.5 million people, received the booster shot that was rolled out last fall, according to data released by the CDC in May. That's compared to nearly 70% of Americans, or 231.6 million people, who got vaccinated with the first COVID series.
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