Newly sworn-in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Mandy Cohen is urging Americans to get updated COVID-19 shots when they become available amid an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations.
But in a call with reporters Thursday, Cohen tried to keep the increase in perspective, noting that the current hospitalization level for COVID-19 is about half of what it was at this time last year.
“We are in a better place than we were last year with more immunity and more tools,” Cohen said.
