Jeffrey Townsend
@jeffreytownsend.bsky.social
Elihu Professor of Biostatistics @yalesph.bsky.social--Cancer, Infectious disease, Evolutionary biology, Fungi, sometimes running
Some public health voices are saying the purpose of COVID vaccination and boosting is to prevent hospitalization, implying it doesn't substantially decrease infection.
Wrong!
Timing your booster optimally makes a big difference for prevention.
Now is a good time.
academic.oup.com/cid/article/...
Wrong!
Timing your booster optimally makes a big difference for prevention.
Now is a good time.
academic.oup.com/cid/article/...
Optimal Annual COVID-19 Vaccine Boosting Dates Following Previous Booster Vaccination or Breakthrough Infection
Optimal timing for COVID-19 boosters improves their efficacy. There is an optimal delay of boosters after breakthrough infection. Our analysis enables bene
academic.oup.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Some public health voices are saying the purpose of COVID vaccination and boosting is to prevent hospitalization, implying it doesn't substantially decrease infection.
Wrong!
Timing your booster optimally makes a big difference for prevention.
Now is a good time.
academic.oup.com/cid/article/...
Wrong!
Timing your booster optimally makes a big difference for prevention.
Now is a good time.
academic.oup.com/cid/article/...
Reposted by Jeffrey Townsend
No Kings Willimantic. 3500 or so.
October 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
No Kings Willimantic. 3500 or so.