Evolving Covid Booster Guidelines Threaten to Widen Inequities

Ever-changing guidance on Covid-19 boosters could widen disparities in uptake for low-income and minority groups that tend to face barriers to health information and are often among the last to get vaccinated.

Several advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said most Americans under 50 should wait for the next generation of boosters rather than get a fourth dose now to prevent Covid-19 infections. CDC Officer Sara Oliver said at a meeting last week that because second booster doses are already available for certain groups, the agency “can rapidly adjust recommendations” if the epidemiology of Covid-19 changes in ...