Most Americans who rolled up their sleeves for the first two or three COVID-19 jab doses have finally had enough.
According to data released Thursday by the CDC, at least 4.4 million people have received an updated COVID booster since the start of the month.
However, that number only represents about 1.5% of people currently eligible to receive the shots in the U.S.
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“The data does not include people who received updated Pfizer-BioNTech boosters in Idaho and Texas, the CDC said, so it is likely an underestimate,” NBC News reported.
The White House estimates the number to be closer to 5 million doses of the new booster, The Associated Press noted.
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