# Boosters will depend on whether you're over... well, what? 16 or 60? Can't hear which it is!

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**Created:** [September 17, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boosters-will-depend-on-whether-youre-over-well-what-16-or-60-cant-hear-which-it-is/950820 "2021-09-17T16:31:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boosters-will-depend-on-whether-youre-over-well-what-16-or-60-cant-hear-which-it-is/950820/1 "2021-09-17T16:31:55Z")

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On television news program they keep using an age as a milestone with different booster shot approaches, but I’ll be damned if I can tell whether they are saying “16” or “60”. Which one is an important milestone in today’s booster shot debates?

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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boosters-will-depend-on-whether-youre-over-well-what-16-or-60-cant-hear-which-it-is/950820/2 "2021-09-17T16:37:08Z")

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Time to turn on your captioning. 😉

They’re saying sixty.

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**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boosters-will-depend-on-whether-youre-over-well-what-16-or-60-cant-hear-which-it-is/950820/3 "2021-09-18T13:17:19Z")

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Well, crap, Ms. Napier controls the captioning, and she doesn’t like it during the news.

" They are worried about younger adults and teens

“We’re being asked to approve this as a three-dose vaccine for people 16 years of age and older, without any clear evidence the third dose for a younger person, when compared to an elderly person, is of value,” Offit said.

“If it’s not of value, then the risks may outweigh the benefits. And we know the 16-29-year-old is at higher risk of myocarditis,” he added."

> **[5 reasons why FDA advisers did not recommend Covid-19 booster shots for...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/17/health/fda-advisers-booster-five-things/index.html)**
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> FDA vaccine advisers declined Friday to recommend the agency approve booster doses for everyone who got vaccinated six months ago or longer.