FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary: I Don’t Think a Healthy 12-Year-Old Little Girl Needs a Ninth Covid Booster Shot

ASMAN Let s start ░░░░░░░░ this the this kind ░░░░░░░░ what you re getting ░░░░░░░░ with the vaccination kind ░░░░░░░░ dovetails to a lot ░░░░░░░░ what RFK Jr Has ░░░░░░░░ talking about as Secretary ░░░░░░░░ HHS the overuse of ░░░░░░░░ but particularly with Covid ░░░░░░░░ for children I mean ░░░░░░░░ there any doubt in ░░░░░░░░ mind that it was ░░░░░░░░ prescribed for children Not ░░░░░░░░ the shot the couple ░░░░░░░░ main shots but all ░░░░░░░░ boosters that followed MAKARY ░░░░░░░░ David those recommendations live ░░░░░░░░ the CDC but if ░░░░░░░░ want my personal opinion ░░░░░░░░ don t think a ░░░░░░░░ 10 12 year old ░░░░░░░░ girl needs a ninth ░░░░░░░░ booster shot Population immunity ░░░░░░░░ high and I think ░░░░░░░░ ve got to see ░░░░░░░░ that there s a ░░░░░░░░ benefit before making strong ░░░░░░░░ vigorous recommendations about Covid ░░░░░░░░ in healthy children today ░░░░░░░░ It s really rather ░░░░░░░░ the risks of taking ░░░░░░░░ vaccine outweigh the risks ░░░░░░░░ actually getting the disease ░░░░░░░░ they are designed to ░░░░░░░░ right Isn t it ░░░░░░░░ simple MAKARY That s ░░░░░░░░ The risk benefit ratio ░░░░░░░░ a part of any ░░░░░░░░ any recommendation that s ░░░░░░░░ out there I think ░░░░░░░░ of the distrust that ░░░░░░░░ ve seen in the ░░░░░░░░ establishment is when you ░░░░░░░░ t have great data ░░░░░░░░ you put out a ░░░░░░░░ recommendation with intense absolutism ░░░░░░░░ if it is based ░░░░░░░░ incredible data The repeat ░░░░░░░░ strategy in young healthy ░░░░░░░░ really is not supported ░░░░░░░░ that strong data to ░░░░░░░░ an absolutism And when ░░░░░░░░ put out stuff with ░░░░░░░░ and there s no ░░░░░░░░ evidence behind it that ░░░░░░░░ when people get suspicious ░░░░░░░░ I my concern is ░░░░░░░░ there s a ripple ░░░░░░░░ in other areas of ░░░░░░░░ where people don t ░░░░░░░░ us where we need ░░░░░░░░ to trust us.”