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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
So my kids are now eligible for boosters, I imagine it’s still a good idea to take them in?
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Originally Posted by ikaris
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You are so f--king full of sh-t that it is infuriating.
The question boiled down to "Good idea, yes or no?" and based off of a "No recommendations made" statement which is neutral, you used said neutral statement to answer "Probably not" which is a negative answer. Then you link a goddamned preprint which doesn't even back your position up:
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Results
From December 13, 2021 to January 30, 2022, among 852,384 fully-vaccinated children 12-17 years and 365,502 children 5-11 years, VE against cases declined:
- from 66% (95% CI: 64%, 67%) to
51% (95% CI: 48%, 54%)
for those 12-17 years and,
- from 68% (95% CI: 63%, 72%) to 12% (95% CI: 6%, 16%) for those 5-11 years.
During the January 24-30 week, VE for:
- children 11 years was 11% (95%CI -3%, 23%) and
- for those age 12 was 67% (95% CI: 62%, 71%).
We already know Omicron has better vaccine escape for infection so cases are not as critical as protecting against severe outcomes like hospitalization. Even then, the VE for case prevention in the 12-17 group is still showing to be significant.
VE against hospitalization declined changed
- from 85% (95% CI: 63%, 95%) to
73% (95% CI: 53%, 87%) for children 12-17 years, and
- from 100% (95% CI: -189%, 100%) to
48% (95% CI: -12%, 75%) for those 5-11 years.
48-73% effectiveness in preventing hospitalization, those are great numbers.
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Learn the significance of
how VE serves to explain real-world probabilities and stop posting bullsh-t.