COVID still 'simmering' in the county, while booster uptake remains low

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

EVERETT — COVID is still “simmering” in the community, Dr. James Lewis said Thursday at the Snohomish Health Department’s Public Health Advisory Council meeting.

COVID hospitalizations and case rates are relatively low. But Lewis, the county health officer, said: “If anything I’ve learned from COVID, is that you never know what it’s going to do.”

One recommendation remains constant: Stay current on COVID and flu vaccinations, Lewis said. Just 30% of eligible Snohomish County residents have received a bivalent booster shot.

The many headlines and emerging research about boosters raise questions about which types are most effective, and at what intervals. Despite the complexity of the research that Lewis reviews, he said even people not at risk for severe illness should get their boosts.

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/covid-still-simmering-in-the-county-while-booster-uptake-remains-low/

[SoCalDavidS]

1. 30% Is Still Above The 18% National Average nt

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. And for those of us who have had a total of 5 vax now, the bivalent being the last

(pretty sure it is 5, maybe 4)

The question is if we got our bivalent in September 2022 as I did, when and what is next?

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. There is very little outreach about boosters

The powers that be have left this completely up to the public to figure it out. As a result the uptake is like 15%.