Many more seniors are getting COVID shots this year, CDC reports

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Source: CBS News

November 13, 2024 / 4:53 PM EST


Nearly 4 in 10 seniors have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine so far this year, new survey data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests, marking a steep increase in vaccination rates compared with the same time last year.

The data from the CDC's National Immunization Survey estimates that 37.6% of Americans ages 65 and older had gotten a shot of this season's updated COVID-19 vaccine by Nov. 2, compared with 22.6% of older adults by the same week in 2023. Younger adults are also outpacing last year's rollout of COVID-19 shots, though not by the same large margin.

By contrast, uptake of influenza vaccines this fall among seniors – 55.3% by Nov. 2 – is almost the same as at this time last year.

Nearly all states are seeing COVID-19 vaccination rates in adults this year that are similar or better than this time last season, except for Idaho, the CDC's survey data suggests.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/seniors-covid-shots-2024/

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[RandySF]

1. We got our shots.

[Oopsie Daisy]

2. I hope RFKJr doesn't get a COVID vaccine shot *

* For obvious reasons.

[BadgerKid]

3. Get them while you can.

No telling where wrecking balls will strike.

[Wonder Why]

6. Free shots from Medicare? Waste of money better spent on tax cuts for rich. 🤮

[IronLionZion]

4. Probably more Dems than the MAGA types

We could see a Darwinian solution to the MAGA problem

[2naSalit]

5. Got mine...

Still masks in crowded settings.

[ificandream]

9. Same here.

Wear it in stores but I've taken it off in a restaurant that isn't crowded. I hate to do even that.

[Blue Dotty]

7. Getting our 2nd dose of the latest Covid19 vaccine before Jan. 20 just in case nt

[ificandream]

8. Wife and I got ours about a month ago.