With COVID on the rise, should you wait for the new booster or get the old one? What experts say

COVID vaccination illustration shows a woman trying to protect herself from the coronavirus with syringe. (Credit: Getty Images)

With the fall season still about a month away, COVID hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. are continuing a relatively steep rise—even before the start of respiratory virus season.

Clearly, the situation isn’t ideal—certainly not ahead of the Labor Day weekend.