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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
The lack of consensus around the third booster is kind of annoying me. Fauci likes boosters, FDA says not so fast.
Pfizer pushing hard for boosters but of course they would.
Some days you just feel like this will never end.
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FDA is supposed to be apolitical. It is their job to put the brakes on and make sure everything is approved properly.
Pfizer benefits financially, and has a conflict of interest. If the 3rd booster is approved in an emergency state, they wouldn't be liable either should unintentional consequences arise.
Should also note that the FDA hasn't fully ruled. They just had a panel recommend no approval for the booster unless you're over 65 and at risk. Full ruling is still to come.
I don't understand the play here. Being double vaccinated has been shown to effectively remove the risk of getting seriously sick from COVID. You might still test positive, but it all but fully eliminates serious sickness.
What exactly do we think the booster shot will do? Protect the unvaccinated?
The issue is the unvaccinated, how sick they are getting, and how they affect our health care system. Over and over that has been proven to be true. Even in Israel, where there seem to be more 'cases' among the vaccinated, the unvaccinated still account for a MUCH larger percentage of those people ending up in the hospital.
With the increased knowledge of how to properly treat COVID patients, and continued research we are seeing, I just don't get the push with the booster shot.
Obviously things are different if you don't have the proper shots to allow for travel. I get that part.