Persons at greatest COVID risk may not be getting the newest vaccines as outreach efforts drop

A new COVID vaccine is here, but those at greatest risk may not get it as outreach drops off The CDC says everyone over 6 months old should get the new COVID vaccine. But with the emergency response mechanisms that supported earlier vaccine campaigns gone, many who need them most won’t get them. PBS NewsHour

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About 75 percent of people in the United States appear to have skipped last year’s bivalent booster, and nothing suggests uptake will be better this time around.

...the intensive outreach efforts that successfully led to decent vaccination rates in 2021 have largely ended, along with mandates and the urgency of the moment. Data now suggests that the people getting booster doses are often not those most at risk, which means the toll of COVID in the U.S. may not be dramatically reduced by this round of vaccines. Hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID have risen in recent weeks, and COVID remains a leading cause of death, with roughly 7,300 people dying of the disease in the past three months.

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