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Fall 2023 vaccine coverage and reaching "passive positives"

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Katelyn Jetelina
Oct 24, 2023
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We are approaching the end of October, and at least 10 million Americans have gotten the Fall 2023 Covid-19 vaccine. This amounts to ~3% of the eligible population (only 7% of nursing home residents). This is severely trailing typical flu vaccine coverage, just like last fall.

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