CDC Report Shows That , 13.9% of US Adults , Have Received an Updated COVID Vaccine.<br />ABC reports that as of November 13, approximately <br />36 million adults in the United States have <br />received an updated COVID-19 vaccine.<br />According to new data from the Centers for <br />Disease Control and Prevention, about 3.5 million <br />children have also received an updated shot. .<br />Compared to 2022, that figure is roughly equal <br />to the number of Americans who received <br />a bivalent booster by this time of the year. .<br />ABC points out that the numbers mean that only <br />13.9% of adults in the U.S. have been vaccinated.<br />In September, a poll conducted by the KFF COVID-19 <br />Vaccine Monitor suggested that nearly twice as <br />many adults said they planned to get the vaccine.<br />According to that poll, 23% of adults said they were <br />"definitely" planning on getting the updated booster, <br />while another 23% said they would "probably" get one.<br />The latest vaccine targets variants <br />currently in circulation, which are an offshoot <br />of the Omicron variant known as XBB.<br />Both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have formulations <br />intended for people six months and older,<br />while Novavax offers a dose for those over the age of 12.<br />Both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have formulations <br />intended for people six months and older,<br />while Novavax offers a dose for those over the age of 12.<br />According to public health experts, people should <br />receive respiratory virus vaccines by the end of <br />October, but it's never too late. .<br />This year's numbers, aligning more <br />closely with pre-COVID patterns, indicate <br />a reestablishment of typical 'cold and flu' <br />season dynamics. However, we still have <br />to see how the rest of the respiratory <br />virus season plays out to know for sure, Dr. John Brownstein, epidemiologist and chief <br />innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital, via ABC
