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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Swiss canton Bern only recommends the new covid booster for people 65+ years old and the medically vulnerable who are 16+ years old. For everyone else:

"Vaccination is not recommended for all other people, as there is hardly any risk of serious illness in people without risk factors."
https://www.gsi.be.ch/de/start/themen/coronavirus/impfen/boostercheck.html[/quote]
That isn't the CDC or even an organization within the United States.[/quote]
Nearly every other nation in the world only recommends the new covid booster for the elderly and the medically vulnerable. The US is an outlier in recommending the booster for all.[/quote]

Because they have universal healthcare and the vaccine is expensive. They are making population level decisions based on cost. [/quote]

It's really not that expensive, particularly in those other countries. And many of those countries already bought a certain number of doses, many of which will never find their way into an arm.

In short, no, that's not the reason. The available data simply doesn't demonstrate a benefit for most people. That doesn't necessarily mean there isn't one, but there isn't currently data supporting that claim.[/quote]

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