The Daily A New Covid Shot for a New Covid Era
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Sep 13, 2023 
Apoorva Mandavilli, a science and global health reporter for The New York Times, delves into the recent shift to annual COVID vaccinations. She discusses the end of booster shots and the strategic changes as infections rise again. Mandavilli explains who should get the new vaccine and when, while emphasizing the importance of vaccination against long-term effects. The conversation also touches on adapting to evolving public health guidelines, personal responsibility, and the broader implications of these changes amid ongoing global events.
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Annual COVID Vaccine
- Get one annual COVID vaccine dose every fall.
- This simplifies previous booster recommendations.
Low Booster Uptake
- Few Americans got the COVID booster.
- Only half of older adults, who need it most, received it.
Proactive Vaccine Design
- The new annual COVID shot targets the most dominant variant.
- Unlike past reactive boosters, this approach is more proactive, similar to the flu vaccine.