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> Does an extra booster reduce hospitalizations and deaths? A meta question: how do these studies control for the fact that people who care enough to get a boo
by RhysU 5y ago
> Does an extra booster reduce hospitalizations and deaths?
A meta question: how do these studies control for the fact that people who care enough to get a booster are more likely to care proactively about their health?
Lots of good outcomes correlate with caring.
- rsfern 5y agoUsually they used randomized controlled trials for this sort of thing, which in a well designed study will account for this sort of bias Whether the population in the trial generalized to the population at large is a bit different question and I think is where the bias you’re highlighting could come into part
- h2hq 5y agoIt cannot be randomized for a vaccine trial since the participants are all people who want to be vaccinated.
- landemva 5y ago'... people who care enough to get a booster are more likely to care proactively about their health' Are there studies to show people who care about health get boosters? My neighbors are hyper healthy and undosed. I am undosed and I exercise regularly. I generally see many people who sat on couch for two years put on considerable weight. Getting dosed while eating ourselves into 2x pants sizes doesn't seem to be good for health, as it increases the co-morbidity counter.