Drug Topics August 30, 2024
Chijioke Bennett, executive director of clinical development at Novavax, discusses how health care providers can increase awareness around the importance of COVID-19 vaccines.
Although COVID-19 cases and deaths have fallen significantly since the height of the pandemic, the disease still represents a threat to public health. The United States is currently experiencing an uptick in cases, with viral activity levels in wastewater being the highest they’ve been since July 2022.1 Because of this, public health officials recommend that anyone who is eligible to get vaccinated, as the FDA has recently approved updated shots from Pfizer and Moderna.
However, many in the country continue to believe misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and remain unwilling to get it. According to a 2024 survey...