COVID-19 vaccine uptake this fall is perhaps not what many had hoped it would be.
The rates appear to be on track with the rollout of the previous updated COVID-19 shot but fall significantly short of the flu vaccine coverage so far this season.
A couple other factors have probably affected vaccine uptake to a smaller extent.
Smith says that it is surprising how the COVID-19 vaccination rates compare to flu shot uptake.
Combination flu and COVID-19 vaccines are in the works but aren’t expected to be available to the public until 2025.
Persons:
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Organizations:
Massachusetts General Hospital, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, U.S .
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Massachusetts, COVID, U.S