The nation's vaccination initiation and COVID-19 booster rate continues to lag, which experts say is particularly worrisome, as efficacy continues to wane overtime.
ABC News' Dr. Jen Ashton has answers to viewers’ health and COVID-19 questions.With the highly infectious omicron COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly across the country and overwhelming the health care system, health officials have been pleading with Americans to get vaccinated and boosted.
As of Wednesday, just under half of those who are eligible to receive a booster -- about 85 million Americans -- have yet to receive their additional shot, and data shows that each day, fewer and fewer Americans are getting vaccinated. Since mid-December, the number of Americans receiving their booster every day has been cut in half -- falling from more than 1 million people boosted every day to just over half a million people.
"There may be a bit more pain and suffering with hospitalizations in those areas of the country that have not been fully vaccinated or have not gotten boosters," Dr. Anthony Fauci told Martha Raddatz during an appearance on ABC News'"This Week" on Sunday.Health experts suggest the nation's slowing booster campaign and the CDC's unclear messaging and guidance are the reasons many Americans haven't felt the need to get boosted.
Further muddling the messaging is the discussion about whether a fourth dose of a coronavirus vaccine shot will be needed to offer protection against omicron. Israel is currently administering additional boosters to residents over the age of 60, and immunocompromised individuals, among others. "For those who want protection against serious disease, but don't care if they get a mild infection, the first series is probably sufficient. For those who want to avoid any infection at all costs, they've come to realize that a booster shot - while helpful - is not a 'get out of jail free' card," Dowdy explained.
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