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- In September 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended everyone 6 months and older get an updated COVID-19 shot
- Only 7.1% of adults and 2.1% of children had received the updated COVID-19 shot as of October 14
- A CDC survey found that 37.6% of adults said they “probably or definitely will not get vaccinated”
- Among parents, 37.7% said they “probably or definitely will not get their child vaccinated”
- The media have blamed the low uptake partly on the shots’ shift to the commercial market, but surveys suggest concerns about side effects and lack of effectiveness may be involved
In September 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended everyone 6 months and older get an updated COVID-19 shot “to protect against the potentially serious outcomes of COVID-19 illness this fall and winter.”1
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