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Frank Camp at The Daily Wire reports:
Fewer than 2% of eligible Americans
have elected to receive a new COVID booster shot, according to
CDC data.
While more than 4.4
million Americans have received a “bivalent” COVID booster shot, only
1.5% of people for whom the shot is available have actually gotten it since the
CDC started recommending it several weeks ago. The latest COVID vaccine
booster is designed with Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 in mind.
The CDC’s COVID vaccine tracker shows
that 67.8% of the U.S. population who are eligible for the vaccine have
completed the primary series of shots. The Bloomberg tracker
shows that 32.5% have received at least one booster.
On September 1, CDC Director Dr.
Rochelle Walensky recommended the booster, providing the following statement:
“The updated COVID-19 boosters are formulated to better protect against the
most recently circulating COVID-19 variant. They can help restore protection
that has waned since previous vaccination and were designed to provide broader
protection against newer variants. This recommendation followed a comprehensive
scientific evaluation and robust scientific discussion. If you are eligible,
there is no bad time to get your COVID-19 booster and I strongly encourage you
to receive it.”
As the CDC and many public health
officials are recommending booster shots, the White House is dealing with an
unforced crisis regarding COVID after President Joe Biden said that the
pandemic was “over”
during a recent “60 Minutes” interview. . . .
Read the rest of the report here.
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