As we are entering cold and flu season, I thought it might be worthwhile to check how popular the latest covid vaccine is.
The Food and Drug Administration signed off on the Pfizer and Moderna shots Sept. 11, and distribution was allowed to begin after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended them Sept. 12. This year’s uptake of the updated Covid-19 vaccine appears to be somewhat slower than last year’s, according to data from the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.In comparison, when last year’s bivalent Covid-19 booster was available, more than 18 million people had received a dose by October 12, 2022, about six weeks after the CDC signed off on it, according to CDC data. By May, about 56.