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About 7.6 million U.S. residents have rolled up their sleeves for the updated COVID-19 booster, but others are still uncertain if they will get the jab, according to a recent poll.

A Sept. 30 report published by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that about 67%, or two-thirds, of U.S. adults are reluctant to get the new vaccine doses, McClatchy News reported.

In contrast, roughly 32%, or one-third of adults, said they’ve already received the booster or plan to “as soon as possible,” according to the survey.

The updated doses, designed to target two prevalent strains of the omicron variant, were authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 31.

Of the 67% adults who said they were hesitant on getting the booster, 18% said they will “wait and see” before getting the shot, the poll showed. Twelve percent of respondents said they wouldn’t get the updated booster at all.

For the survey, Kaiser polled 1,534 adults between Sept. 15 and 26, McClatchy News reported.

The margin of error was plus or minus 3 percentage points.

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