More people get COVID-19 vaccine boosters than the first vaccines

CDC data now shows more than six million fully vaccinated Americans have received a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. On average, 390,444 people receive a booster each day, while only 288,105 people start their immunization series each day and 276,539 people are fully immunized each day.

Additionally, some immunocompromised people are allowed a third dose, although this is not technically considered a booster, as it is likely that they did not fully respond to the first two doses.

“Vaccinating unvaccinated people remains the top priority, including through vaccination requirements,” White House Covid-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said Wednesday during a briefing by the White House Covid-19 Response Team.

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According to CDC data, more than 64% of the booster doses given so far have been given to people 65 years of age or older. Almost 9% of all fully vaccinated people 65 years of age or older received a booster dose.

As someone who says he tries to follow science carefully, Warschauer said he feels the same way about boosters.

“I was also looking forward to the possibility of getting my recall,” he said, adding that he got it as soon as he was eligible.

Getting vaccinated wasn’t just about protecting yourself, he said. It was about protecting everyone around him.

“It seems to be part of my responsibilities to be a good citizen,” he said. “And also, you know, protecting my own health.”

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Zients said the Biden administration’s work on booster doses is “bearing fruit.”

“We estimate that 4 million Americans have now rolled up their sleeves and received a recall, including 2 million in the first week and another 2 million in the last five days,” he said.

“Our booster program is not only operational, but also accelerating and we are building on our strong start to offer millions of eligible Americans their booster injection.”

Administering booster doses can be a challenge for some immunization clinics as demand increases.

“In the field this has been manageable, and we haven’t heard much about issues with Pfizer boosters. But I think the main concern with adding boosters is capacity,” Lori Tremmel Freeman, Managing Director of the National Association of County and City Health Officials, CNN told CNN Wednesday.

“Mass vaccination clinics will likely be considered when and where there is a need.”

As a University of Michigan employee who runs Covid-19 testing sites, Alicia Kalsi, 26, was able to get a booster shot at an employee clinic when the booster rollout began.

Kalsi told CNN that under CDC guidelines her job meant she was in the “you can get” group, the booster group, not the “you should” group. She decided to get the vaccine for professional and personal reasons.

“I knew that from a professional point of view it would be beneficial for me to do this,” she said.

“And from a personal point of view, I’m a public health practitioner and it’s very exciting to see this deployment of inoculation. And as I mentioned with my first dose, I’m really excited to be able to to be involved in something so historic. It’s incredibly exciting for me. It’s a privilege and an honor to be able to protect myself and my community by doing something so simple. “

The last time she checked, she said, the next available appointment at the employee clinic was at the end of October.

“It’s a decently high demand,” she said. “Funny enough, when I was talking to the nurse who was administering my vaccine, she would tell me it’s good that we have people who are so excited to come back.”