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J. P. Dwyer's avatar

Thanks for asking Dr. Jha the questions that my circle of elderly friends want answered. To me, it’s clear that the Feds, FDA and states avoid explaining what "data" they have defined that will be required to determine if a second booster will be authorized by the ponderous FDA system. Waiting to see what Israel determines from how their elderly fare does not seem to be acceptable proactive scientific analysis to me. By that time, a lot of compromised older folks will probably find their booster potency has waned or worst disappeared. This is frustrating to those folks who want to be proactive with their healthcare and feel that the rest of the healthcare system is done with Covid.

I know people who are doing work-arounds to get a second booster shot by claiming they have not gotten an earlier shot. They are using a false name, made-up DOB, claiming they’ve forgotten their vaccination cards and have no insurance. They pay cash to a busy and distracted pharmacy staff. These are proactive people who believe the medical system has made a decision that they are expendable. Care becomes a do-it-yourself sense of preservation. They do not want to be remembered as the folks who fell through the federal cracks in the system.

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jmoore's avatar

Thank you so much for this and the direction you took this interview. Thank you to Dr. Jha who used his knowledge to explain public health and where we are in terms we can understand. It is still tricky to navigate and I read the comments of this community and I still hurt for all as this Pandemic has been life changing. That being said my hope is that we realize even more how important community is and that we must help others.

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