Agree. I was skeptical in summer—especially since the early data was so confounded. But since then, long before Omicron, we had high-quality data strongly suggesting this is a three-dose primary series. (Happens with many vaccines!). We must equitably vaccinate the world as such.https://twitter.com/priscillagilman/status/1466440935445782530 …
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In fairness, the early Israeli data was heavily-confounded. And equity concerns do remain valid. What baffles me is this: There. Have. Since. Been. Highly. Quality. Randomized. Placebo-Controlled. Trials. They were not ambiguous. It's been pretty clear.https://twitter.com/andrewthesmart/status/1466448646455500804 …
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This is how I feel. We should incorporate lessons from this to better protect against other airborne respiratory diseases, but presenting a booster once a year as some sort of calamity is the ultimate in 21st century problems. Go read some history, folks.https://twitter.com/fKathryn/status/1466449150845886474 …
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Looking at other vaccines, a three-shot primary series (once) and then a (maybe) annual booster (depending on whether a new variant emerges/circulation levels) for adults, and just adding this to childhood series would be my guess.https://twitter.com/truth_campaign/status/1466450587436949517 …
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We had randomized, placebo-controlled observer-blind trials on the third shot, that's how.https://twitter.com/ArielKarlinsky/status/1466451738035118082 …
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Yes, and not only because they, too, can get sick and even die—even if much much less so than adults—they can transmit. No child should face the burden of being in a transmission chain to their family. We vaccinate kids against much less deadly diseases.https://twitter.com/MatthewMarchant/status/1466455919848472583 …
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Many. See below from the ACIP meeting. Also, infectious diseases are, well, infectious. Vaccinating children to protect them from the burden of being in the transmission chain that can sicken or even kill their family members is a perfectly good reason. https://twitter.com/Percy43555292/status/1466465048285614091 …pic.twitter.com/jNjTOJnDlJ
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I am doing SO MUCH MORE w/r/t Covid risk mitigation right now than showing up for a shot once a year! Once a year would be a dream!!
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I'm paying $3600 a month in child care costs to keep my daughter home, up from $1300 if I could put my 1 year old in a group Daycare setting without a risk of her catching COVID.
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So I don’t need to go get a second booster at 6 month mark (would be late January for me).
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I mean, if a yearly booster would do the trick to normalize mortality then that sounds great. (Graph from Lyman Stone)pic.twitter.com/ALwzfmvT1y
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