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Abstract: 

When COVID-19 vaccines first became available, public officials, community organizations and policymakers mobilized to get shots into arms. These efforts included significant investments in making vaccines accessible to Black, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaska Native populations. These groups experienced exceptionally high COVID-19 death rates early in the pandemic and had low initial vaccine rates. But boosters are a different story. Comparable booster vaccine promotion efforts have been lacking. Confusion in the public health messaging surrounding boosters and limited federal funding for rolling out vaccination campaigns have resulted in slow booster uptake across the country. This article briefly examines why booster rates have fallen below targets, what the public health implications are, and measures that might be taken to boost vaccine compliance.

Keywords: Covid-19 Vaccine Boosters; Omicron Subvariant; Vaccination Campaigns

Affiliations:  1: Boston University; 2: Boston University; 3: University of Minnesota; 4: Boston University.