Fall campaign for COVID-19 shots is coming but many Americans have moved on

(Source: The Washington Times)

The Biden-Harris administration wants Americans to roll up their sleeves for the new COVID-19 shot but many Americans fear the coronavirus less than the flu, portending another lackluster fall campaign.

The Food and Drug Administration recently authorized shots from Pfizer and Moderna that target the KP.2 strain, which is circulating now.

“Given waning immunity of the population from previous exposure to the virus and from prior vaccination, we strongly encourage those who are eligible to consider receiving an updated COVID-19 vaccine to provide better protection against currently circulating variants,” said Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, on Thursday.