Wealthy Countries, Clamor for , Booster Shots.
Wealthy Countries, Clamor for , Booster Shots.
CNN reports wealthy countries
across the globe are rapidly expanding COVID-19 booster shot programs.
CNN reports wealthy countries
across the globe are rapidly expanding COVID-19 booster shot programs.
Concerns of diminished vaccine efficacy and the inevitable rise of cases this winter are fueling these expansions.
Concerns of diminished vaccine efficacy and the inevitable rise of cases this winter are fueling these expansions.
Pfizer-BioNTech has sought emergency
use authorization from the FDA to
allow all Americans age 18 and older
to receive a booster shot.
Booster shots are currently available to
the elderly and immunocompromised
as well as the essential workforce.
Booster shots are currently available to
the elderly and immunocompromised
as well as the essential workforce.
Pfizer-BioNTech says their booster
shot offers 95% efficacy against
symptomatic COVID-19.
While wealthy communities bolster
their immunity, the world's poorest
countries remain largely unvaccinated.
Data shows that of all the
citizens of Africa, merely
6.29% are fully vaccinated.
But in the U.K. and U.S. for example,
67% and 58.5% have been fully vaccinated, respectively.
But in the U.K. and U.S. for example,
67% and 58.5% have been fully vaccinated, respectively.
The World Health Organization says
that inequalities such as these will
"easily drag on deep into 2022."