As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations creep up during a summer wave of heightened virus activity, updated vaccines are still likely weeks away.
Why it matters:
- Americans have largely tuned out COVID, but the latest COVID uptick is a reminder that the virus continues to circulate and mutate — though the threat is far below pandemic-era levels.
- Health officials face a challenge convincing a pandemic-fatigued public to get an updated COVID shot, as vaccine uptake has declined with each successive booster.
Is this outdated? Because it used to be true but I had to pay for my sister’s last shot. Or…we got flu shots at the same time maybe that’s what I paid for?
Probably the flu shot. As far as I know no one pays for covid shots yet.