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Originally Posted by ikaris

I’m not saying at all that people at risk shouldn’t get boosters, they absolutely should if they fall in those categories. I had meant the majority of people do not and the boosters are a waste of time, in contrast to the messaging from public health officials that have said in the past that everyone over 5 years old should get it.

Regarding the data, I definitely misinterpreted it and it seems that just over 50% have gotten a booster generally, and around 21% in the last six months. Still, it’s not a significant majority or anything like that, that have gone down this road.

Current Canadian public health advice

OVERVIEW
• OnMarch3,2023,thePublicHealthAgencyofCanada(PHAC)r eleasedguidancefrom the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) on an additional COVID-19 booster dose in the spring of 2023 for individuals at high risk of severe illness due to COVID-19. This guidance is based on current evidence, vaccine principles and NACI expert opinion.
• NACI now recommends that:
o Startinginthespringof2023,anadditionalboosterdosem aybeoffered6 or more months from the last COVID-19 vaccine dose or infection to the following individuals who are at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19: (Discretionary NACI recommendation)
• Adults 80 years of age and older
• Adults 65 to 79 years of age, particularly if they do not have a
known history of SARS-CoV-2 infection
• Adult residents of long-term care homes and other congregate
living settings for seniors or those with complex medical care
needs
• Adults 18 years of age and older who are moderately to severely
immunocompromised due to an underlying condition or treatment
• Bivalent Omicron-targeting mRNA COVID-19 vaccines continue to be the preferred booster products.
• Individuals who have not received previously recommended doses, including a primary series or fall 2022 booster dose, are recommended to receive them now. For more information, please refer to Guidance on COVID-19 vaccine booster doses: Initial considerations for 2023.
SUMMARY OF NATIONAL ADVISORY CO

It matches the Ikaris health advice.

Quit arguing strawman.