Some public health experts hope that Americans will welcome the new shot as they would a flu jab. But demand for the vaccine has dropped sharply since 2021 when it first became available and more than 240 million people in the U.S., or 73% of the population, received at least one shot.

In the fall of 2022, by which time most people had either had the COVID virus or the vaccine, fewer than 50 million people got the shots.

  • @outer_spec
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    11 year ago

    Does this mean I should start wearing a mask again?

    • @StringTheory@beehaw.org
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      71 year ago

      If you are sick with anything contagious throw on a mask if you go out in public. Common courtesy.

      If your immune system is compromised, you are already wearing a mask in public anyway.

      If you are visiting people in fragile health, you are already wearing a mask anyway.