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The new booster may not be for you…

Is this for real? @DrPaulOffit ,who serves on the FDA's expert panel, said to @NPR here that, "The general public should not expect to need to receive the latest COVID booster." He explained that it is intended only for those who are age 75+, pregnant or immunocomp. Vulnerable individuals should certainly be protected. tinyurl.com/4xybtwd6

Everyone and their mother has Covid right now, ER visits are climbing👇, an est. 65 million already have long 1/3

Covid worldwide & each infection offers up a new opportunity to spin the long Covid roulette wheel. BUT, despite all the expert/CDC/media hype, the new boosters are not for the "general public"?? DOES THE GENERAL PUBLIC KNOW THIS?

In other words, the new booster data must show little to zero benefit for those who are not high risk bc, if it showed otherwise, they'd be advocating for it. So, if I understand this correctly, it's been about 11 mos(?) since the last booster and we still don't. 2/3

Carolyn Barber, MD

have a new shot for a huge swath of the population to better protect ppl against the newer variants or long Covid. Tighten your skates, folks. WE CAN DO BETTER.