COVID task force urges people to get booster shots as BA.5 rapidly spreads

The White House COVID-19 response team doesn't believe it's a good idea for people to wait for a modified version of the vaccine that targets the omicron variant.

Health officials said they are concerned about waning immunity as the omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5, rapidly spread across the U.S.

The subvariants now make up 80% of new cases in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Currently, people 50 and older are eligible for a second booster shot. Some people ages 12 years and older who are moderately or severely immunocompromised can also get a second booster. However, Walensky noted that a large portion of the population has still not got their first booster shot.

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