Thread by @jenkatesdc

What do we know about uptake of the new #COVID19 booster? Some data from @CDCgov and from our latest @KFF COVID Vaccine Monitor. 🧵1/10

From @CDCgov: As of September 28, 7.6 million people had received an updated booster. Most boosters are Pfizer (65%), with Moderna accounting for the remainder (35%). 2/10 covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tra…

While CDC’s tracker is still combining data for the older and newer boosters, there are some notable trends and a definite increase in booster uptake (note: all booster doses administered since the 9/1 recommendation are new boosters). 3/10

Increases in booster uptake started on 9/6, a few days after the recommendation. The 7-day daily average of first boosters was about 13K doses on 9/6, rising to 47.4K on 9/21. 4/10

Booster uptake is nowhere near its peak in December 2021 (and not rising as fast as after the first booster rec came out), and it’s not back to even where it was in July of this year, but it’s nonetheless trending in the right direction. 5/10

The same trend is evident for the share of people 50 and older who have received a second booster. The 7-day daily counts are up and as a result, the share with a second booster, which had been stubbornly flat for a while, is starting to rise and is now at 36%. 6/10

What does this mean? It implies that some people, mostly those who are older, are getting the message but there is more room to educate. Our new KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor shows this as well. 7/10
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From the COVID Vaccine Monitor: Half of the public has heard little or nothing about the new boosters and many don’t know they are recommended. However, those who are older are more likely to have heard about them. 8/10

A third of adults have gotten the new booster or intend to, with rates being higher for those who are older. 9/10

The bottom line: Most people are not yet up to date on COVID-19 vaccination and there is much room for educating the public about the new COVID booster , particularly those 50+, as we head straight into the fall/winter. 10/10