A new COVID-19 booster shot is coming out this fall and is likely to be unpopular with most Wyomingites, even as the approach of cooler weather signals the onset of cold and flu season.

Health policy research firm KFF released the results of a survey last week showing that 59% of Americans will "definitely not” or “probably not” get the updated COVID-19 booster shot.

These results largely fall along political party lines, with Republicans being far less likely to receive the jab than Democrats.

The survey also examines Americans’ trust in public health messaging.

It specifically cites Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as having created substantial changes in the federal government’s guidance on vaccine policy.

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