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A r u b a ’ s O N L Y E n g l i s h n e w s p a p e r
COVID-19

booster drive MISSED
is faltering in

the U.S. SHOT

By MAE ANDERSON
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The
COVID-19 booster drive
in the U.S. is losing steam,
worrying health experts
who have pleaded with
Americans to get an extra
shot to shore up their pro-
tection against the highly
contagious omicron vari-
ant. Just 40% of fully vac-
cinated Americans have
received a booster dose,
according to the Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention. And the aver-
age number of booster
shots dispensed per day
in the U.S. has plummeted
from a peak of 1 million in
early December to about
490,000 as of last week. Riley Bredbeck, 13, from Westminster, Vt., looks away when getting the Pfizer COVID-19 booster during a vaccine clinic that was
hosted by Rescue Inc. at Bellows Falls Fire Department, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in Bellows Falls, Vt.
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