U.S. to Advise Boosters for Most Americans 8 Months After Vaccination
NY Times: U.S. to Advise Boosters for Most Americans 8 Months After Vaccination
The Biden administration has decided that most Americans should get a coronavirus booster vaccination eight months after they received their second shot, and could begin offering third shots as early as mid-September, according to administration officials familiar with the discussions.
Unfortunately, they’re going to have trouble tracking cases:
Israel can in some ways be viewed as a template for the United States because it vaccinated more of its population faster and has almost exclusively used the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that made up much of the U.S. stock. Unlike the United States, though, Israel has a nationalized health care system that allows it to systematically track patients.
The article goes on to discuss efficacy of the vaccine and other information - but the science is clear - being vaccinated far outstrips the risks of avoiding it.