Nate Silver

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

@joshtpm Yeah. Lots of questions. It may also be that breakthrough infections just aren't a big deal for healthy vaccinated adults <60 since they're very unlikely to result in severe outcomes. If breakthroughs can *transmit*, though, still an argument for boosting to < community spread. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 29, 2021

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

There HAVE been *lots* of people saying there's "no evidence" that they work though (see below). There are other arguments against them, like the ones that you're making... but it's time to retire the "no evidence" claim is all I'm saying. https://t.co/LNcBu9YIOZ https://t.co/kcQASqioAU — PolitiTweet.org

@NateSilver538 The que is not whether they work. The arguments are 1-it’s not necessary to boost immunocompetent as… https://t.co/iSMHTo33g0

Posted Aug. 29, 2021

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

@mugecevik So, I'm not convinced there's necessarily a fixed supply of doses at the relevant time horizons, or that a booster in a wealthy country trades off with an initial dose elsewhere, especially given political constraints. It's a plausible claim but it requires more evidence IMO. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 29, 2021