Is the Third Dose Really Beneficial for Older People?

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In the united states, many colleges mandate a 20 year old college boy get the third dose. That's an age group where the risks are much lower. I don't think there's any credible evidence that somebody who had covet and recovered, and getting a booster in the aftermath, has a subsequent reduction in severe disease or death from getting covet again.

When it comes to the COVID-19 vaccination, is the risk of myocarditis greater than the benefit to a healthy male teen? Is natural immunity really better than vaccination--and were we right to mask the kids? Dr. Vinay Prasad of the University of California San Francisco talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about what we learned and didn't learn from COVID so far and how we should handle a pandemic going forward.