2% of kids and 7% of adults have gotten the new COVID shots, US data show

A month after federal officials recommended new versions of COVID-19 vaccines, 7% of U.S. adults and 2% of children have gotten a shot.

One expert called the rates “abysmal.”

The numbers, presented Thursday at a meeting held by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, come from a national survey of thousands of Americans, conducted two weeks ago.

The data also indicated that nearly 40% of adults said they probably or definitely will not get the shot. A similar percentage of parents said they did not plan to vaccinate their children.

athos77,

Mine is scheduled for next week, so that I have maximum protection through the end of February.

GlitterInfection,

I got the new COVID shot a week and a half ago and now I’m sick. Coincidence?

Yes. Stupid head cold.

Bonesince1997,

Why I oughta…wish you a speedy recovery!

LazaroFilm,
@LazaroFilm@lemmy.world avatar

I just got covid. My doctor told me to wait a little before getting the shot to expand my immunity

BonesOfTheMoon,

That is correct, you should wait at least 3 months for the next one, but make sure to get it then!

LazaroFilm,
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Oh I definitely will. I do NOT want to go though this again. That was my first time getting COVID and I hated the whole month it took to recover (sinus infection dragged on)

BonesOfTheMoon,

I hope you get better soon. I had a very mild case of COVID myself but I am at seven COVID vaccines and counting, just got another one last week.

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    money_loo,

    This is humanity, ladies and gentlemen.

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    money_loo,

    It does, actually.

    I hope you stay safe and healthy out there, it’s chaos, my friend.

    TurboDiesel, (edited )
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    My understanding is they’re most likely going to move to a system like flu shots; you’ll get one a year for whichever variants are predicted to be most prevalent. (At least that’s what my GP thinks is most likely)

    The reason they’re pushing these new vaccines in particular is because the current circulating variant is different enough to merit them.

    Edit: They’re developing a combo COVID/flu vaccine. See here

    shalafi,

    It is a confusing mess. I got the first 3 and dropped out.

    And BTW everyone, let’s downvote this fucker for expressing uncertainty and asking questions!

    (And look at the good info @NegativeInf provided. And I’m still confused. Guess I just go down to CVS and ask if they got a shot for me? Every month or two? Or just check the CDC site constantly?)

    NegativeInf,
    • CDC recommends the 2023–2024 updated COVID-19 vaccines: Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or Novavax, to protect against serious illness from COVID-19.
    • Everyone aged 5 years and older ‡ should get 1 dose of an updated COVID-19 vaccine to protect against serious illness from COVID-19.
    • Children aged 6 months–4 years need multiple doses of COVID-19 vaccines to be up to date, including at least 1 dose of updated COVID-19 vaccine.
    • People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised may get additional doses of updated COVID-19 vaccine.
    • COVID-19 vaccine recommendations will be updated as needed.

    Per the CDC.

    Microplasticbrain,

    Lets block the vaccine by age group and use poor messaging and then be confused when nobody gets the shot. Also im waiting till mid November so im good for Thanksgiving through new years and i suspect others are as well.

    SARGEx117,

    This is literally the first I’ve heard of a new vaccine recommendation. And I had a Dr appointment less than a month ago.

    NegativeInf,

    Just make sure it’s at least 7 days before you actually need to go celebrate something. Apparently that’s how long it takes for the booster to be effective.

    Microplasticbrain,

    Yep! I plan to do it 2 weeks before Thanksgiving so ill be good for the holiday shopping craze

    ElectroVagrant,

    use poor messaging

    Speaking of, isn’t the U.S. now charging for them/requiring insurance? Add that to the mix and of course fewer will get it.

    homura1650,

    No. The CDC Bridge Access Program is set to run through December 2024. As long as you go to a participating pharmacy, the Covid vaccine is free regardless of insurance status.

    You can search on vaccines.gov for participating pharmacies.

    TheDarkKnight,

    CVS tried to charge me last year because apparently my insurance is on Walgreen’s team, not CVS’s team because America is fucking stupid about healthcare.

    doggle,

    Yeah, pretty much any insurance will cover it in-network, but in my experience they’re not really trying to communicate that to people.

    Flu shots, by comparison, are almost universally covered by insurance or in some cases even by employers directly, and my email gets blown up annually with reminders to get one.

    Microplasticbrain,

    Yea ive heard it should still be free but im not sure, i wont know till i get it in a couple weeks

    QuentinCallaghan,
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    And here in Finland no one can’t even buy the new shots, they are only for people over 65 or at-risk-groups.

    Iceblade02,

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    homura1650,

    Vaccinations are one of the most cost effective public health interventions.

    Kusimulkku,

    For covid particularly?

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    homura1650,

    In the US, the covid vaccine has a sticker price of about $120; which is already a meaningless and overinglated number, but puts an upper bound on the cost of the treatment.

    Suppose you are a healthy young adult, working a job earning $15/hour. You do not get vaccinated and end up catching covid. Nothing major, you just call in sick for a day and sleep it off. 8 hours of lost labor at $15/hour gives a lower bound of $120 in economic damages. Of course, your work produces more value then your wage: there is profit, per-employee overhead, non-wage benefits, cost of unplanned disruptions.

    Maybe you need 2 days to recover. Now the damages are large enough to have covered at least 2 vaccinations. Maybe you infected someone else, who proceeded to infect someone else. Maybe you value not getting sick at a rate above $0. And this is all just the cost associated with 1 sick day. Some young healthy adults will get even sicker, and there is no way to know ahead of time who they will be.

    SomeoneElse,

    That’s the official line in the UK - free covid jabs are only available to those who’d be eligible for the flu jab anyway. But when I went to have mine done the other day they did my partner’s flu + covid on the spot too, no fuss. The pharmacist said that turn out has been so low they’ve been told to give it to anyone who asks.

    Kusimulkku,

    I don’t think there’s been a lot of interest. Nobody seems to be talking about it. I had no idea there was a new vaccine or that anyone was still given a covid vaccine

    Can you get one from private side if you really want one?

    agitatedpotato,

    In the US its similar. Right now im working with a young man with disabilities and even getting him the shot is tough, no ones publicly saying where its avaliabe and who its avaliabe to, and if I wasn’t digging as part of a job I wouldn’t know jack about them. It’s no surprise few have gotten these shots, few know about them, I’d wager most Americans don’t know they’re out.

    jeffw,

    Where is the USA are you? The supply is plentiful near me.

    OldWoodFrame,

    I literally walked into a rite aid and got it in 20 mins.

    agitatedpotato,

    Wild, lucky you. I pass two pharmacies on the way home, haven’t seen so much as a sign about the new vaccines, the flu shot marquee message is still up. This article is the first I’ve seen about these shots even being avliable from anywhere outside of me calling pharmacies at work.

    papalonian,

    I work in a US pharmacy… it’s definitely been available for everyone for weeks now. This one didn’t even go through a 65+ phase or anything. You should be able to call and major pharmacy or go to their website to make an appointment.

    Drusas,

    Every pharmacy near me has been sold out. I managed to get my booster because I was quick about it. A few days later, my husband could not.

    agitatedpotato, (edited )

    I was told the end of October was when my client could get it by the pharmacist who takes point on working with his doctors to help with his prior authorizations to make sure the right stuff is in stock because his medicaid wont cover certain things (and sometimes they even stop covering something he took for years then we have to find a new drug and get a prior auth for that one). I have the appointment now, this is just the first time outside of work I’ve seen anything about these being out from infomercials to parking lot signs, hadn’t seen anything until this.

    Very_Bad_Janet,

    From what I heard Novavax is available at many Costco stores.

    Walgreens and CVS have Pfizer and Moderna. I got the Moderna Spikevax at Walgreens in late September.

    money_loo,

    Same for CVS.

    Walgreens was a no-go.

    silverbax,

    Got mine in Walgreens, same day appointment. Both flu and Covid booster.

    money_loo,

    Based on these comments, it’s a bit of a clusterfuck out there.

    TheaoneAndOnly27,

    Damn! I am immunocompromised due to congentheart failure. Finding a shot here has been phone calls after phone calls. I finally got on a waiting list for when the pharmacy has it restocked. So weird how much it varies by area!

    NegativeInf,

    I walked into Walgreens and got my flu and COVID shots together. I’m 30. They have big signs saying they have the updated vaccines walk in ready.

    theotherone,
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    Same here, plus pneumonia. I’d have gotten the RSV too but they were out. I’m 55.

    NegativeInf,

    They gave me the pneumonia shot at the same time too, even tho I’m not old enough, they said since I used to smoke, I should get it since it’s covered.

    theotherone,
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    Cool and congratulations on the quitting! It’ll be nine years since my last in May. You’re way ahead. Keep it up.

    Furedadmins,

    Meanwhile Walgreens can’t even staff their pharmacies around me reliably because the pharmacists are sick of Walgreens cost cutting and vaccinations.

    DoomBot5,

    Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, Wegmans. Plenty of places in my area to get them that’s not even counting doctors offices.

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