Weak demand for bivalent COVID boosters in Florida

• Nationwide, less than 2% of eligible people have received the boosters, per NBC News.

Why it matters: If the rollout continues at this pace, some public health officials are predicting another uptick in COVID cases around Thanksgiving, the Sentinel reports.

What they're saying: "If we start to see a large uptick in cases, I think we're going to see a lot of people getting the [new COVID] vaccine," said David Dowdy, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, according to AP.

What to watch: Pfizer and BioNTech announced Monday that they're seeking emergency use authorization from the FDA for the updated boosters for children ages 5-11.

• The move comes after Moderna requested authorization last week for children 6-17 years old.