More than a month after federal officials recommended a new version of the COVID-19 vaccines, 7% of U.S. adults and 2% of children have gotten a shot. One expert calls the numbers “abysmal.”
Thanks for the information. I pro-vaccine, but I can’t say I’m super excited about the possibility of taking a vaccine every season as mutations keep popping up. What is the efficacy of the vaccine if only 7% of people are taking it?
With a low take rate among the population, it does little for stopping the spread, sadly… at that point, it’s really just to boost your own immunity and shorten/lessen the duration and effects if you do catch it.
I just got mine, and I need to get my kids scheduled. My wife and I both work at home, my kids being in school is the most likely infection source these days.
I would rather we all have it if only for the lessened impact, I won’t even pretend it’s going to prevent infection given how many people out there won’t get it.
I’ve been much more pro-annual flu shots since a baby died at our daycare from the flu. I was never against it, I just didn’t think it was a big deal (because I was young and healthy). But now, if my getting a shot every year can help prevent a family from losing a child, I’m all in. It’s the least I can do.
Thanks for the information. I pro-vaccine, but I can’t say I’m super excited about the possibility of taking a vaccine every season as mutations keep popping up. What is the efficacy of the vaccine if only 7% of people are taking it?
With a low take rate among the population, it does little for stopping the spread, sadly… at that point, it’s really just to boost your own immunity and shorten/lessen the duration and effects if you do catch it.
I just got mine, and I need to get my kids scheduled. My wife and I both work at home, my kids being in school is the most likely infection source these days.
I would rather we all have it if only for the lessened impact, I won’t even pretend it’s going to prevent infection given how many people out there won’t get it.
I’ve been much more pro-annual flu shots since a baby died at our daycare from the flu. I was never against it, I just didn’t think it was a big deal (because I was young and healthy). But now, if my getting a shot every year can help prevent a family from losing a child, I’m all in. It’s the least I can do.
Think of it like your flu shot you already get every year