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[quote=Anonymous]The CDC's Advisory Cmte on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met last week and recommended people 65+ get a second covid booster; the CDC made the official recommendation shortly thereafter. In its APIC presentation, the CDC pointed to the fact that people 65+ years have higher hospitalization rates for covid. (slide 7), with rates increasing with age within that group (slide 8) and that people 75+ years have sharply higher death rates than younger cohorts. (slide 10)  https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/slides-2024-02-28-29/06-COVID-Wallace-508.pdf 
In the Q&A, one ACIP member asked if the CDC had considered limiting the second booster recommendation to 75+ years, since that seemed to be where the worst outcomes from covid occur. The CDC said that was one option discussed, however, they opted for the lower 65+years threshold for equity reasons (e.g. there are differences in hospitalization rates by race and ethnicity).

Monthly deaths per 100,000 population in January 2024 (at the winter season's peak) highlight how covid's risks are currently concentrated in the elderly: 
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#demographicsovertime
Ages 0-4: 0.02, Ages 5-11: 0.01, Ages 12-17: 0.01, Ages 18-29: 0.03, Ages 30-39: 0.11 
Ages 40-49 0.26, Ages 50-64: 1.20, Ages 65-74: 4.67, Ages 75+: 29.90[/quote]

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