White House says omicron-targeting boosters mark turning point in pandemic
Staying up to date on coronavirus vaccination can get the country back “to a more normal set of rules,” Jha said, allowing businesses and schools to stay open.
Moving to yearly coronavirus shots would be a shift from the current practice, where high-risk Americans have been urged to get boosters every few months, but uptake has been disappointing. All Americans must do their part to get the shot, if not for themselves, then for “your grandmother, or your vulnerable uncle or for your friend,” Jha said.
early this fall at a rate similar to that of annual flu shots, about 100,000 hospitalizations and 9,000 deaths could be prevented.Some experts have said that may be an optimistic assumption given that more than half of Americans eligible for boosters have yet to receive their first dose. Given waning immunity of the coronavirus vaccines, it’s also not clear whether an annual covid shot will provide protection that lasts a year.
exhibits minor changes, the updated booster will “very likely hold a substantial degree of protection.”threaten the government’s ability to respond as effectively if a new variant emerges. The Biden administration last week asked Congress to approve more emergency funds, including $22.4 billion for the coronavirus response, much of which would facilitate the development and purchase of next-generation vaccines and treatments.
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