Uptake of 2024-25 Covid Booster

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband got the Covid vaccine already because there was something at work and he took advantage of, he didn’t get it last year. He was intending to, but never got around to. This year it was low hanging fruit so he did it.

I got mine last week. I have a couple of big events coming up in October and just didn’t want to get exposed to anything and deal with sickness.

Last year the CDC reported 23 percent got the shot. It will likely be similar this year.

It’s hard to make any assumptions about this time of the year frankly, there’s a lot of people who got COVID over the surge this summer so wouldn’t be getting shots now anyway and also a lot of older people got shots in the spring to prepare for summer trips - so they are not going to get the Covid shot for this year until later in the fall.

The CDC report that 23% people took the 2023-24 booster last year is not accurate. It is based on the CDC's self-reported, phone survey (NIS-ACM), which consistently produces results which are inflated relative to actual vaccinations. Last year, state data (which is based on actual vaccines administered, not phone surveys) showed that roughly 16% of US adults took the 2023-24 booster. You can look at New York as it still shows 2023-24 data. In NY, 15% of adults took the 2023-24 booster. https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/updated-covid-19-vaccination-data And yet, the CDC NIS-ACM reported that 23% of NY adults took the 2023-24 booster, an eight percentage point overstatement. https://www.cdc.gov/covidvaxview/weekly-dashboard/adult-vaccination-coverage.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/covidvaxview/interactive/adult-coverage-vaccination.html Similar CDC overstatement of 2023-24 booster uptake was seen in every other state last year as well.

CDC reports on covid booster uptake are misleading, but the CDC continues to release them without ever noting the NIS-ACM's historical overstatement of booster uptake and the press continues to report these results without ever fact-checking the CDC's claim. You want to look at state data on actual covid booster uptake, not the CDC's overstated phone survey results.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband got the Covid vaccine already because there was something at work and he took advantage of, he didn’t get it last year. He was intending to, but never got around to. This year it was low hanging fruit so he did it.

I got mine last week. I have a couple of big events coming up in October and just didn’t want to get exposed to anything and deal with sickness.

Last year the CDC reported 23 percent got the shot. It will likely be similar this year.

It’s hard to make any assumptions about this time of the year frankly, there’s a lot of people who got COVID over the surge this summer so wouldn’t be getting shots now anyway and also a lot of older people got shots in the spring to prepare for summer trips - so they are not going to get the Covid shot for this year until later in the fall.

The CDC report that 23% people took the 2023-24 booster last year is not accurate. It is based on the CDC's self-reported, phone survey (NIS-ACM), which consistently produces results which are inflated relative to actual vaccinations. Last year, state data (which is based on actual vaccines administered, not phone surveys) showed that roughly 16% of US adults took the 2023-24 booster. You can look at New York as it still shows 2023-24 data. In NY, 15% of adults took the 2023-24 booster. https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/updated-covid-19-vaccination-data And yet, the CDC NIS-ACM reported that 23% of NY adults took the 2023-24 booster, an eight percentage point overstatement. https://www.cdc.gov/covidvaxview/weekly-dashboard/adult-vaccination-coverage.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/covidvaxview/interactive/adult-coverage-vaccination.html Similar CDC overstatement of 2023-24 booster uptake was seen in every other state last year as well.

CDC reports on covid booster uptake are misleading, but the CDC continues to release them without ever noting the NIS-ACM's historical overstatement of booster uptake and the press continues to report these results without ever fact-checking the CDC's claim. You want to look at state data on actual covid booster uptake, not the CDC's overstated phone survey results.

Whatever. It’s probably roughly correct. I know a ton of people who are just adding COVID to their yearly flu vaccine routine. When I went to Walgreens, there were a few of us there getting Covid vaccines.

Is everyone rushing out to get it? Clearly not but I imagine about one and five Americans will get it and I don’t think 23 percent is vastly overstated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband got the Covid vaccine already because there was something at work and he took advantage of, he didn’t get it last year. He was intending to, but never got around to. This year it was low hanging fruit so he did it.

I got mine last week. I have a couple of big events coming up in October and just didn’t want to get exposed to anything and deal with sickness.

Last year the CDC reported 23 percent got the shot. It will likely be similar this year.

It’s hard to make any assumptions about this time of the year frankly, there’s a lot of people who got COVID over the surge this summer so wouldn’t be getting shots now anyway and also a lot of older people got shots in the spring to prepare for summer trips - so they are not going to get the Covid shot for this year until later in the fall.

The CDC report that 23% people took the 2023-24 booster last year is not accurate. It is based on the CDC's self-reported, phone survey (NIS-ACM), which consistently produces results which are inflated relative to actual vaccinations. Last year, state data (which is based on actual vaccines administered, not phone surveys) showed that roughly 16% of US adults took the 2023-24 booster. You can look at New York as it still shows 2023-24 data. In NY, 15% of adults took the 2023-24 booster. https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/updated-covid-19-vaccination-data And yet, the CDC NIS-ACM reported that 23% of NY adults took the 2023-24 booster, an eight percentage point overstatement. https://www.cdc.gov/covidvaxview/weekly-dashboard/adult-vaccination-coverage.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/covidvaxview/interactive/adult-coverage-vaccination.html Similar CDC overstatement of 2023-24 booster uptake was seen in every other state last year as well.

CDC reports on covid booster uptake are misleading, but the CDC continues to release them without ever noting the NIS-ACM's historical overstatement of booster uptake and the press continues to report these results without ever fact-checking the CDC's claim. You want to look at state data on actual covid booster uptake, not the CDC's overstated phone survey results.

Whatever. It’s probably roughly correct. I know a ton of people who are just adding COVID to their yearly flu vaccine routine. When I went to Walgreens, there were a few of us there getting Covid vaccines.

Is everyone rushing out to get it? Clearly not but I imagine about one and five Americans will get it and I don’t think 23 percent is vastly overstated.

The CDC claims that 23% of US adults got the 2023-24 booster while state data on actual vaccinations shows that roughly 16% got it. That's a 40% overstatement, which is significant.

[Anonymous]

It's hard to get the covid vaccine if you are a homebound elderly person.

Also, it is 150-200 dollars if you don't have insurance. Some states will have their health departments offer it to the uninsured for me but in my state, they don't have it yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why take it? It doesn't stop transmission. The side effects for me were horrific for weeks. No way.

Well that's not true!

[Anonymous]

It's still too early OP.

[Anonymous]

who cares?

[Anonymous]

OP here. The 9/24 stats were meant to provide a snapshot of where we are now. Uptake will rise as we get closer to winter; the question is by how much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband got the Covid vaccine already because there was something at work and he took advantage of, he didn’t get it last year. He was intending to, but never got around to. This year it was low hanging fruit so he did it.

I got mine last week. I have a couple of big events coming up in October and just didn’t want to get exposed to anything and deal with sickness.

Last year the CDC reported 23 percent got the shot. It will likely be similar this year.

It’s hard to make any assumptions about this time of the year frankly, there’s a lot of people who got COVID over the surge this summer so wouldn’t be getting shots now anyway and also a lot of older people got shots in the spring to prepare for summer trips - so they are not going to get the Covid shot for this year until later in the fall.

This. Everyone just got covid so they will wait 30-90 days to get the updated covid vaccine however everyone should be getting their flu shot now.

[Anonymous]

It will probably be the same few people getting it again in a few months since it wears off immediately. They should measure how many unique people get it every few months. Not the same zealots over and over again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I need to find a date when I can be flat out on my back for the next 2 days, as always happens with me and Covid shots.

Same here, except I’m usually out of commission for 3 days.

[Anonymous]

Got both of mine yesterday morning at work. Super convenient and no big deal.

[Anonymous]

Got Covid shot a week ago. Probably the mildest reaction yet. I will wait another week to get flu shot then I'm set for this year.

[Anonymous]

I think uptake will be lower than last year. Update the thread every month.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband got the Covid vaccine already because there was something at work and he took advantage of, he didn’t get it last year. He was intending to, but never got around to. This year it was low hanging fruit so he did it.

I got mine last week. I have a couple of big events coming up in October and just didn’t want to get exposed to anything and deal with sickness.

Last year the CDC reported 23 percent got the shot. It will likely be similar this year.

It’s hard to make any assumptions about this time of the year frankly, there’s a lot of people who got COVID over the surge this summer so wouldn’t be getting shots now anyway and also a lot of older people got shots in the spring to prepare for summer trips - so they are not going to get the Covid shot for this year until later in the fall.

This. Everyone just got covid so they will wait 30-90 days to get the updated covid vaccine however everyone should be getting their flu shot now.

I’m just now getting over Covid. Not sure why I would get the vaccine even in 30-90 days. Whatever variant is in my system is more recent what the vaccine is targeting.