Come on. This is not how medical recommendations work. It's either recommended, or it's not. If the medical community thinks people should get it, they would recommend it. Besides that, Harvard is mandating the vaccine.
>I'm not actually sure why you are bringing up Norwegian vaccine guidance, unless it's to suggest getting the booster is a bad idea for everyone else or maybe you are Norweigan
Why not? Are Norwegians some mutant species with different abilities to research and/or needs of their populace? Why are some bodies requiring it, and others are mostly indifferent? Who's right?
That's not how this works at all. For instance there is no recommendation for flu vaccine except for at-risk groups by the EMA, yet there is a request to achieve a 75% vaccination coverage by countries which clearly implies that people should be vaccinated for whom there is no recommendation.
The booster is an approved and safe procedure, but it confers no benefit unless you have risk factors.
[1] https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/ecdc-ema-update-recommenda...
That is exactly the point that I made above.
And where does it so clearly state in the website that second part? And of course it's ok, but that doesn't make it a recommendation.
Just because a drug is approved doesn't mean you should take it indiscriminately. It is "safe" to drink NyQuil every night. Doesn't mean you should. If it confers no benefit to you in your unique circumstance, you shouldn't take it. Hence, the booster is not recommended for certain groups - because it is not needed and provides no benefit.
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/information-consumers-and-patients...
> If the Phase 2 trials indicate that the drug may be effective--and the risks are considered acceptable, given the observed efficacy and the severity of the disease--the drug moves to Phase 3.
This year it appears they've approved 30 and last year they approved 50. That's quite a few.
The same goes for therapies for diseases. Each disease has a list of therapies/drugs available that are officially recommended by authorities, and usually what insurances pay for is based on that, but exceptions exist (in both directions).
If this was literally any other medical procedure, the "trust the experts" crowd would be protesting the US ignoring what the rest of the world thinks.