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Update: The CDC has recommended boosters for all 5-11 year olds. Newsweek opinion piece from Marty Makary (prof at John Hopkins and public health expert) on their process: https://www.newsweek.com/why-america-doesnt-trust-cdc-opinion-1713145 Justification for the recommendation was a 140 child...

@dan87 Okay, so what is the Number Needed to Treat with dose 3 given a population of 5-11yos who already have 2 doses to prevent 1 hospitalization (a) in the first 4-6mo after that 3rd dose, and (b) for the period of time after 4-6 months from dose 3? For (b) does the booster provide any...

@dan87 Both my refs [9] & [10] are authored by Marty Makary, MD, MPH, professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He's well credentialed in both clinical medicine and public health policy, which is one of his research areas. The fact that one of the pieces appeared in the WSJ and one was...

It's good that the FDA has approved boosters for 5-11yos since some (eg immune compromised) may need them, but that doesn't mean they should be recommended (or mandated) for all in this age group. First, I love vaccines. They are one of the biggest medical & public health advances ever, right...