Covid-19: Vaccine hesitancy and access affect uptake of new boosters

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has encouraged all Americans aged 6 months and older to get the new covid-19 booster amid indications that vaccine hesitancy and availability may be hindering uptake.CDC especially encouraged pregnant women to get covid-19, flu, and tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccines, after data from earlier this year showed that uptake has been disappointing.12 A CDC report found that about half of pregnant women surveyed between 28 March and 16 April 2023 said they had not had either a flu or a Tdap vaccine. Only a quarter had had both vaccines, and about three quarters had not had the previous bivalent booster covid-19 vaccine.The report showed increasing hesitancy among pregnant women to receive vaccines, with hesitancy higher among black women. CDC said that when healthcare providers recommended the vaccines and offered them or offered a referral, pregnant women were more likely…
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