This article loses all credibility with statements like this: “The vaccine’s clinical endpoint was to prevent mild disease, which could simply be an increase in coughing. Is that clinically relevant? What about having a positive PCR test? That test will be withdrawn at year’s end. It cannot differentiate a coronavirus from influenza or other viruses...”
The purpose of the vaccine was to prevent illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths. I has been remarkably effective in those things.
Second, it is a falsehood to state that the PCR test cannot differentiate between influenza or other viruses.
Making completely false statements like these only discredits the anti-vaxxers. Statements like these only prove they are desperate to mislead others.
Whoever wrote this is an idiot. And if he is indeed a physician he should lose his license. What is disturbing to me is the number of docs and nurses jumping on the 15 minute of fame band wagon instead of objectively practicing medicine. This includes the tenpenny tribe dirty dozen who wha have collected over $4 M profits for their websites.
Unbelievable.
Do you work for Pfizer? I looked at your multiple posts and you have been touting the MRNA line.
Speaking of Pfizer the former VP and head of research is anti the use of this MRNA shot, it is not a vaccine. He is not an antivaxer and is very much in favor of vaccines. MRNA tech does not create a vaccine. He knows a hell of a lot more about this MRNA shot than I or anyone posting on this board.
I am not an antivaxer. Due to my age (73) I took the Pfizer shot. At the time the risk benefit ratio seemed worth the risk. I was wrong on that analysis. I myself suffered no ill effects as of yet. The stats are slowly coming in on mild to fatal reactions to the shot. I wish I had of waited for the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. It is a true vaccine and offers much more protection to the Delta variety and those to come after delta. It also has risk factors but the risk benefit ratio is acceptable.
It should be noted that Japan is now using and recommending the use of ivermectin. You ranted against its use and you are wrong. Should one use the horse paste? Hell no. Should one use the injectable 1% version but take it by mouth not injected? If you know what you are doing and understand how to dose it, it is very safe.
Ivermectin has a wide therapeutic index and previous studies have shown doses up to 2000 mcg/kg (ie, 10 times the US Food and Drug Administration approved dose) are well tolerated and safe; the highest dose used for onchocerciasis is a single dose of 800 mcg/kg.
For covid we are using 200 mcg/kg dosing. If you do not know what a microgram is you will probably screw up your dosing, do not do it.
cpdiii (Clinical Pharmacist, retired)