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There's a proposal to limit the new covid vaccine booster to people over age 75 and immune-compromised people. This is on very short notice and not getting a lot of attention, but the proposal is open for comments until tomorrow.
The comment link is https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/CDC-2023-0060-0001
My own comment, if anyone wants a model (please don't copy it exactly, distinct comments get more attention):
The up-to-date booster should be available to everyone, not just elderly and immune-compromised people.
Because I am immune-compromised, I need other people to also be boosted, for my own protection. Like most immune-compromised people, I live with other people, and they are not immune-compromised. For my health and safety, I need my housemates to also be immunized against covid and other serious diseases.
I also leave the house, including for medical appointments, other errands, and sometimes even to spend time with friends. All of those things would be more dangerous if younger people could not receive the booster. For example, my primary care doctor, my dental hygienist, and the doctor who treats me for my immune disorder are not immune-compromised. I wear a mask indoors, almost always--but the CDC acknowledges that masking alone is not sufficient to protect me from covid infection.
The comment link is https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/CDC-2023-0060-0001
My own comment, if anyone wants a model (please don't copy it exactly, distinct comments get more attention):
The up-to-date booster should be available to everyone, not just elderly and immune-compromised people.
Because I am immune-compromised, I need other people to also be boosted, for my own protection. Like most immune-compromised people, I live with other people, and they are not immune-compromised. For my health and safety, I need my housemates to also be immunized against covid and other serious diseases.
I also leave the house, including for medical appointments, other errands, and sometimes even to spend time with friends. All of those things would be more dangerous if younger people could not receive the booster. For example, my primary care doctor, my dental hygienist, and the doctor who treats me for my immune disorder are not immune-compromised. I wear a mask indoors, almost always--but the CDC acknowledges that masking alone is not sufficient to protect me from covid infection.
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I'll try to take the time to send a comment.
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A Daily Beast article points out that the other question is, even if it's authorized for everyone, insurance companies might use the argument that most people don't need the booster as an excuse not to cover it for most people: https://www.thedailybeast.com/covid-booster-is-coming-but-cdc-hasnt-decided-who-is-eligible
Also, at least for now, the UK plans not to offer the booster to healthy people under age 65, because keeping most people safe and healthy wouldn't be "cost effective."
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