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Boosters for Young Adults: Risk-Benefit Assessment and Arguments Against Mandate
- Trouble_007 4y agoModerna-backed Mouse Study offers first head-to-head BA.5, BA.1 'Booster' data : https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/in-mice-the-new-ba-5-booster-works-about-the-same-as-ba-1-shot-fda-passed-up/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/in-mice-the-new-ba-5...
- Trouble_007 4y agoTL&TT;DR, The abstract does not indicate, which strain, nor which mRNA 'Booster' data was used in their conclusions.
- xyzzy123 4y agoIt's not in the abstract but you can open pdf and see its omicron vs vanilla pfizer (bnt162b2) and moderna (mrna-1273).
- nostromo 4y agoBottom line is they don’t recommend Covid boosters for young people as the harm outweighs the benefits.
- trinovantes 4y agoSeems suspect when the conclusion is partially based on sponsor provided data Also, it's a preprint and has not been peer reviewed
- isthisthingon99 4y agoI don't know specifics, but a few regions have said no boosters for young people. UK for sure, I seem to recall Ontario or Canada as well.
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