Dr. Fauci: Stop 'overthinking' boosters — giving every adult an extra shot will keep people out of hospital
Dr. Anthony Fauci is done
discussing the nuances of who, exactly,
should be first in line for booster shots right now.
His goal is to "make it crystal clear that if you have been vaccinated — go get boosted," he told Insider on Monday.
"Make it really simple. If you had a primary vaccination, get a booster."
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But many
public health experts stress it's important that young men, especially those under age 30 who (in rare cases) have been at increased risk of
heart inflammation (myocarditis) after vaccinationwith the mRNA vaccines, wait to see more safety data before concluding that boosters are the right choice for them.
Fauci agrees with that, saying it's important to make sure "that all the safety data indicate that the benefit-risk ratio for younger people" will "still weigh heavily in the form of the benefit."
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Still, he believes that, for the vast majority of people, a booster is safe and will provide protection.
"We have got to get almost everybody who's gotten the primary vaccination regimen, we've got to get all of them boosted," Fauci said. "Even though, for the most part, the vaccines absent the boost protect quite well — particularly among younger people — against hospitalization."
Dr. Fauci says he wants to be "crystal clear that if you have been vaccinated, go get boosted," hoping to alleviate confusion about extra shots.
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