Less than a month after the Food and Drug Administration authorized new COVID-19 booster shots that target both the omicron and original strains, public awareness is modest, a new KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey finds.
Half the public says they’ve heard either “a lot” (17%) or “some” (33%) about the new boosters, while the other half says they’ve heard “a little” or “nothing at all.” Older adults (ages 65 and up), who tend to be at greater risk for serious COVID-19 complications, are most likely to know about the new booster.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that all vaccinated adults and children ages 12 and up get the new bivalent vaccine, even if they received a previous booster. About half of vaccinated adults (49%) say that they know the new vaccine is recommended for people like them, two in five (40%) are not sure, and 11% say that it is not recommended. CONTINUED
Kaiser Family Foundation
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