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 public’s 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 it’s impossible to know whether any of these drugs did him any good.
Regeneron also contacted Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s 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 Regeneron’s overture to Biden raises concern.
“That crosses lines of appearing to promote a potentially unapproved product” in violation of FDA rules, she said.
Trump’s 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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The very same people would be complaining if the ery same meds were given to poor people. It would be unconscionable that the were treated as guinea pigs for the rich.
The AP seems to have missed the press conference where Trump’s doctors stated that the President got only drugs that were available to the general public. Granted, some of these were “compassionate consumption” availability, but they nevertheless are available to all. All it takes is a doctor that is willing to prescribe them.
Are these the same 'ethicists' who decried the extraordinary care that kept RGB coming back from the brink during her bout with cancer? Wait - is that crickets I'm hearing?
How many 80+ patients get the immediate, intense treatments she got?
What was keeping RBG alive? It wasn’t the free health clinic in east LA.
Leftist lunacy is the rule of the day with these LIB/DIM fools. Hey, pathetic oafs...President Trump is President. Shouldn’t he receive Presidential treatment in everything? After all, given his responsibility and authority...he is more important that most in this country.
One could rant at them, but the more appropriate response is simple: “Clowns”
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