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Experts urge Americans to get COVID booster before winter

Health experts worry effort to vaccinate against COVID variants moving too slowly

Aired 10/10/2022

PBS News Hour

Experts urge Americans to get COVID booster before winter

Clip: 10/10/2022 | 8m 1sVideo has Closed Captions

Health experts worry effort to vaccinate against COVID variants moving too slowly

The number of confirmed and reported COVID cases in the U.S. is at its lowest point since last spring. But the average number of deaths associated with COVID remains at more than 350 a day. Public health experts are increasingly concerned that too many Americans are missing out on a chance to get new boosters and avoid a worse winter. Dr. Peter Hotez joined John Yang to discuss.

Aired 10/10/2022

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