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Bivalent covid booster that the administration is urging all eligible americans to get. Joining us now is u. S. Eff uc sf dr. Peter. Nice to have you on the show. Thank you for having me on. Kristen what percentage of americans have gotten the secondgeneration booster, the bivalent one that targets omicron . It depends on the region but in general, it is about 10 which is much lower than the administration thought. We are hoping that it picks up. Of note, it is still very low in even the above 65yearold age group which is a group that we really should be worried about. Kristen right. I hear some people are hesitant especially after a few studies came out in the past couple of weeks. Do they suggest the bivalent shot is no more effective than the original booster . What do they really say . These are two studies. They were very good labs. The studies are very small so one looked at 18 patients, one looked at 20 and what they showed is that when somebody got a fourth shot of the old vacc ....