Aria Bendix is the breaking health reporter for NBC News Digital.
A new Covid variant has become dominant in the U.S., but relatively few people have thus far gotten the new shots that could offer some protection against it. The variant, called HV.1, replaced EG.5 as the country's most prevalent this week, according to data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The two variants are genetically similar versions of omicron. HV.1 makes up around 25% of Covid cases now, up from around 1% at the beginning of August. EG.
While the CDC recommends updated shots for everyone ages 6 months and up, Barouch said he’s particularly worried about low uptake among older adults and people who are immunosuppressed or have pre-existing medical issues. 'What concerns me is not the overall low number of people getting boosted. What concerns me is the low frequency of high-risk people getting boosted,' he said.
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