British Medical Journal disputes FDA's approval of a Covid Vaccine

Thanks Hollydolly, this was an interesting video. If nothing else it certainly points out the need for better more scientifically based decision making. I don't know how the FDA's approval process works, but as pointed out there is no reason to rush it. Even without approval the vaccine has been available here.

I did watch the whole video and went to the BMJ website and read the whole opinion piece. Dhand did report pretty accurately what it said. Also read some of the BMJ research and other articles. The one Dhand reported on was the most negative on the vaccine I could find, other articles reported more success. See: https://www.bmj.com/coronavirus

It looks to me like the BMJ is doing a better job of reporting, in a balanced way, good scientific information. Wish the US FDA and CDC would do as well.

I do think people ought to get vaccinated, and I believe the vaccine is a good thing. I believe the primary obstacle to getting people vaccinated is dissemination of good information. This vaccine is new and experimental, to expect anything like 100% effectiveness at this point is unrealistic. I get the flu vaccine every year and don't expect more than a 50% or 60% effectiveness.

It will take years for us to really understand the effectiveness of the vaccine, and the vaccine will likely have to be updated with regular boosters to be most effective. That is the case with other vaccines. What matters most right now is good evidence that the benefits of the vaccine out weigh the risks. Or not, if it doesn't. Either way we need to know.
 
There's something administratively if not procedurally off in the FDA.

3 FDA officials wound up resigning after the approval of an Alzheimers drug in June.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/10/thi...over-approval-of-biogens-alzheimers-drug.html

Another 2 FDA officials including one from the vaccine division are about to leave reportedly over plan for booster shots

https://www.businessinsider.com/2-top-fda-officials-resigned-biden-booster-plan-reports-2021-9

So in less than half a year 5 top FDA officials will leave the agency apparently over stuff that was or is to be rushed through wether it's development or approval.
 
I watched the video. I don't think he told us anything that was not already generally known or available to people willing to do a small bit of digging at the most. I do encourage people to research these things on their own. And getting other points of view, including this doctor's is worth the time. Nobody knows it all.

One thing this video doesn't seem to address is this: As of today the ICU rooms at most hospitals are filled with far more non vaccinated people than vaccinated people. Proof of the pudding.....
 
"One thing this video doesn't seem to address is this: As of today the ICU rooms at most hospitals are filled with far more non vaccinated people than vaccinated people. Proof of the pudding....."

That's true as of today, but numbers are rising with vaccine issues and deaths. Too soon to have the whole picture, so actually the pudding is still a bit runny and hasn't set yet. šŸ˜‰
 
today is all we have .tomorrow may bring new challenges .there are always new developments in science .based on the science ,so far. ,vaccinated persons are far safer based on the numbers
 

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