A New Covid Shot for a New Covid Era

<p>On Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. government recommended that almost every American begin taking a new annual vaccine for Covid, a milestone in the nation’s three-year battle against the virus.</p><p>Apoorva Mandavilli, a science and global health reporter for The New York Times, explains why the era of booster shots is now over and how to navigate this latest uptick in infections.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/apoorva-mandavilli">Apoorva Mandavilli</a>, a science and global health reporter for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The C.D.C. recommended<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/health/covid-cdc-vaccines.html"> all Americans aged 6 months and older</a> should get at least one dose of new Covid vaccines.</li><li>Covid continues to rise,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/health/covid-deaths-hospitalizations-vaccines.html"> but experts remain optimistic</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>