Posted on 10/07/2020 2:46:09 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The special treatment President Donald Trump received to access an experimental COVID-19 drug raises fairness issues that start with the flawed health care system many Americans endure and end with the publics right to know more about his condition, ethics and medical experts say.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. revealed on Tuesday how rare it was for anyone to get the drug it gave Trump outside of studies testing its safety and effectiveness. The drug, which supplies antibodies to help the immune system clear the coronavirus, is widely viewed as very promising.
Trump also received the antiviral remdesivir and the steroid dexamethasone, and its impossible to know whether any of these drugs did him any good.
Regeneron also contacted Democratic presidential nominee Joe Bidens campaign to make them aware of the compassionate use mechanism, should they need to apply if Biden becomes infected, Bowie wrote. There was no promise of access to the medicine, she added.
Alison Bateman-House, an ethicist at NYU Langone Health, said Regenerons overture to Biden raises concern.
That crosses lines of appearing to promote a potentially unapproved product in violation of FDA rules, she said.
Trumps medical team has not met their moral responsibility to the American public to be honest and forthcoming on his health, Bateman-House said. You forgo much of your privacy when you become president.
Finally, some are dismayed that Trump received special care while flaunting public health advice about wearing a mask and other steps to curb the spread of the virus.
He has an obligation to follow the rules of the United States and he has an obligation to set a good example, she said. We have problems on both of those counts.
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But if he was “black”, and named Obama....
I suppose we should demand POTUS give up his security detail, his plane and all the other things available to him as POTUS?
Articles like this are written because the media believe we are all morons.
He got exact same treatment we give our hospitalized patients.
So taking untested and potentially dangerous treatments is somehow considered special treatment? WTF?
It's a 11 year old girl...no wait...it's a lying dog faced pony soldier....no, the smell of cabbage and urine reminds me, reminds me of...it's Hillary!
Your killin me.
Problem fixed:
Trump Adds ‘Black Lives Matter’ Sticker To SUV So Media Can’t Claim He’s Spreading COVID
https://babylonbee.com/news/outstanding-move-trump-adds-black-lives-matter-sticker-to-suv-so-media-cant-claim-hes-spreading-covid
As the man who got “Right to Try” rules in place, making new treatments available prior to final exhaustive testing; who has more right to try the new drug than he? MSM red@ss to the contrary notwithstanding.
its impossible to know whether any of these drugs did him any good.
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This after seeing Trump briskly walk up the White House steps, takes the mask off and strongly and confidently stands before the entire media..
Drugs got in, saw they were Trump's white blood cells and said, "Ok, we're out, you got this!"
Sure...just look at any comments section of many related articles and see the folks saying : if I show up at he hospital do I get it too? [snivelsnivelwhine...ok I added that part]
Paging the UK...
Unfortunately there's still no cure for TDS.
Sadly, the only people who should really be having a cow about this won't.
Hey, UK, how's that NHS working out for you? Clap for carers!
Okay, let’s raise the fairness issue. Why isn’t Hillary, Biden, Obama, McCabe, Comey, Brennan, Clapper, Stzrok,, Page and a host of others in prison? They need to explain that first.
Aren’t experimental drugs mostly voluntary?
Chris Christie, in the other hand...
AP. Missing two letters:OS. A POS organization. They found this buffoon at university of pa fed him a bunch oh leading questions and this comes out. GIGO. love how one gives up their rights when president. In a related A POS artical there was another story about the tax issue. Chock full of discredited info spewed as fact. It never ends and wont until the law changes and people can be sued for political libel.
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