Covid cases rising in US as officials plan to restrict booster vaccines

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3. But "the vaccines are still providing some protection," he said. "It's never too late to get the booster."

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“You can look at the rise that we’re seeing, the fact that we know it’s an immune-escape variant, and I think we can be pretty confident that there’s some kind of wave coming,” Scarpino said. “Whether it’s going to be large or small, I don’t think we could really say one way or the other.”

But “the vaccines are still providing some protection,” he said. “It’s never too late to get the booster.”

Yet officials softened the recommendation for children on Covid vaccines, and they removed the suggestion entirely for pregnant people, despite the clear benefits of the shot in reducing the risk of severe illness and death during pregnancy.

A new, more effective Covid shot from Moderna and the Covid shot from Novavax were approved only for people over 65 or people over the age of 12 with health conditions..................
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/05/us-covid-cases-rising