Bioethicists Respond: “ Now That The Pfizer Vaccine Has Full FDA Approval, What Does This Mean For The Covid-19 Pandemic? ”
In this series, we ask bioethicists to respond to a question that embodies current challenges for bioethics, medicine, or health care. In this blog, bioethicists were asked to share their thoughts on “Now That The Pfizer Vaccine Has Full FDA Approval, What Does This Mean For The Covid-19 Pandemic?” Here are their responses:
Vivian V. Altiery De Jesus, MD, MBE and Shika Kalevor MBE, BSN, RN
Vivian V. Altiery De Jesus
Approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine by the Federal Food Administration (FDA) is without doubt a milestone.… (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - September 7, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Blog Editor Tags: COVID-19 pandemic Featured Posts Public Health Uncategorized Vaccines Source Type: blogs
Bioethicists Respond: Now That The Pfizer Vaccine Has Full FDA Approval, What Does This Mean For The Covid-19 Pandemic?
In this series, we ask bioethicists to respond to a question that embodies current challenges for bioethics, medicine, or health care. In this blog, bioethicists were asked to share their thoughts on “Now That The Pfizer Vaccine Has Full FDA Approval, What Does This Mean For The Covid-19 Pandemic?” Here are their responses:
Vivian V. Altiery De Jesus, MD, MBE and Shika Kalevor MBE, BSN, RN
Vivian V. Altiery De Jesus
Approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine by the Federal Food Administration (FDA) is without doubt a milestone.… (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - September 7, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Blog Editor Tags: COVID-19 pandemic Featured Posts Public Health Uncategorized Vaccines Source Type: blogs
FDA Finally Grants Full Approval to Pfizer Vaccine
Jeffrey A. SingerAftercalls from members of the scientific, public health, and medical community —myself included —the Food and Drug Administration finally overcame bureaucratic inertia and granted full approval to the Pfizer‐BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine—ahead of its self‐imposed deadline of January 2022. This is good news. Pfizer will now market the vaccine under the brand nameComirnaty.Hundreds of millions of doses have been administered over the course of nearly a year and the safety profiles of these vaccines have been remarkably good. Now the FDA should move quickly on the other mRNA vaccin...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - August 23, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
Two Cheers for Full FDA Approval of the Pfizer ‐BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Michael F. CannonThe right to make one ’s medical decisions isa fundamental human right. Taking health care rights seriously means recognizing that consumers have a right to choose which medical products they use and that government has no right to stand in their way.From the moment Ugur Sahin and his colleaguesdeveloped the Pfizer ‐BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in January 2020, they and consumers have had the right to sell and buy it, so long as both parties agreed to the transaction. When government interferes with that right to voluntary exchange, it interferes with the rights of patients to make their own ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - August 23, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Michael F. Cannon Source Type: blogs
I ’m vaccinated and positive for COVID-19
I just tested positive for COVID-19. I was vaccinated earlier this year. I am scared. I am confident I will get through this. I received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine earlier this year, and I just tested positive for COVID-19. It ’s almost comical that I am positive now. I worked as a resident physicianRead more …I ’m vaccinated and positive for COVID-19 originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 16, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/alison-yarp" rel="tag" > Alison Yarp, MD, MPH < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
Heterologous Vaccine Regimens Might be Better
A heterologous vaccine regimen consisting of a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and a second dose of the Pfizer vaccine induces a stronger immune response than a regimen consisting of two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - August 5, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Gertrud U. Rey Tags: Basic virology Gertrud Rey antibodies AstraZeneca ChAdOx IgA IgG memory B cell neutralizing antibody Pfizer mRNA vaccine SARS-CoV-2 T cells vaccines variant Source Type: blogs
Anti ‐Vaxxers Turn to Big Government
Thomas A. FireyCOVID-19hospitalizations anddeaths are rising in the United States as the highly infectious Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has becomethe dominant strain in the country. These serious cases arealmost entirely limited to people who are not vaccinated against the virus; for the vaccinated,infection rates are much lower and nearly all infections are no more troublesome than a cold or — at worst – a bout of the flu, and often go unnoticed altogether.COVID-19 causedat least11 percent of all U.S. deaths in 2020, making it thethird leading cause of death, behind only heart disease and cancer. So far in 20...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - August 2, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas A. Firey Source Type: blogs
Addressing "Temporary" Insanity
I just googled “temporary vaccine waiver” under “news” and got 31,900 hits. Then I ran the same exercise for “Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Collaboration with Biovac to Manufacture and Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine Doses within Africa.” I got 1300 hits. That’s upside down and unfortunate since it’s th e Pfizer/BioNTech announcement that’s going to save lives. (Source: drugwonks.com Blog)
Source: drugwonks.com Blog - July 23, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: blogs
Leadership of Big Health Care Corporations Go Back to Financially Supporting the Opponents of Democratic Governance
(Source: Health Care Renewal)
Source: Health Care Renewal - July 7, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: CIGNA corporatism CVS dark money Donald Trump Eli Lilly Johnson and Johnson Merck mission-hostile management Pfizer PhRMA UnitedHealth Source Type: blogs
The Ivermectin and Covid-19 conundrum
In conclusion, the above implications are basically saying there is lack of good evidence for IVM in Covid-19.
There is evidence also that IVM does not work for Covid-19. See this recent paper, highlighted by a Dobber:
Ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
This analysis concluded “…in comparison to SOC or placebo, IVM did not reduce all-cause mortality, length of stay, respiratory viral clearance, adverse events and serious adverse events in RCTs of patients with mild to moderate COVID-19. We did not find data about IVM effects on clinica...
Source: Malaysian Medical Resources - July 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Editor Tags: Miscellaneous covid-19 ivermectin SARS-cov-2 Source Type: blogs
Fluorescent mRNA to Track, Optimize Delivery
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and collaborators created a technique to produce fluorescently labeled mRNA, allowing them to track its entry and distribution into cells. Using such molecules could help scientists develop better ways to deliver mRNA therapeutics into the body, potentially playing a vital role in the new wave of mRNA therapies, including vaccines.
mRNA therapies are enjoying a moment in the spotlight, as two of the most effective and coveted COVID-19 vaccines, produced by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, employ the technology. Once thought too fragile for therapeutic use, the COVID...
Source: Medgadget - July 2, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Medicine Nanomedicine Source Type: blogs
We already know how to save physicians from burnout
The foundation of modern medicine has been built on a well-established, iterative process of empirical research and the pragmatic implementation of new discoveries. A relevant example of this paradigm can be seen in the development of Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines. Researchers developed a hypothesis to use an mRNA vaccine, demonstrated its promise in animalRead more …Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 8, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/karan-patel-henna-hundal-ank-a-agarwal-and-basil-m-baccouche" rel="tag" > Karan Patel, Henna Hundal, Ank A. Agarwal, and Basil M. Baccouche < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Vaccinated against Covid-19
I admit, I wasn’t always enthusiastic about the Covid-19 vaccines. Vaccines are usually tested for years and years and years before being approved…but the Covid-19 vaccines were approved within months. It seemed to go too fast, way too fast. I decided to wait and just stay at home, except for emergencies (such as trips to the vet)…
Then in April I read about a study that tested the Pfizer vaccine on MM and CLL patients. Here’s the press release published in Hematology: https://www.hematology.org/newsroom/press-releases/2021/blood-herishanu-covid-vaccine-and-cll
The press release gives the impression...
Source: Margaret's Corner - June 3, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll covid-19 vaccine Source Type: blogs
The Future of COVID-19 Therapies and Vaccines
Against all odds and breaking development records, we now have several approved COVID-19 vaccines rolling out worldwide. No need for DIY vaccines; these research-backed shots have repeatedly been shown to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infections and its spread. In May, following new evidence of efficacy in children, the FDA further approved administering the Pfizer / BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children aged between 12 and 15 years. Before, only those aged 16 and up could get the vaccine but vaccinating more children will be key to achieving herd immunity and ending the pandemic.
With such a promising outlook of available vaccine...
Source: The Medical Futurist - June 1, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Covid-19 Digital Health Research therapy Fauci cdc vaccine pfizer Moderna SARS SARS-CoV-2 trials Duke Human Vaccine Institute Altimmune Nigel McMillan Source Type: blogs
Juvenile Justice: Why It Is Ethical to Vaccinate Our Children Now
by Kyle Ferguson, Ph.D., and Arthur Caplan, Ph.D.
On May 10, 2021, the F.D.A. authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for use in 12- to 15-year-olds. The C.D.C.’s A.C.I.P. convened on May 12th to review clinical trial data and unanimously voted to recommend using the vaccine in this cohort. As a result, young teens started getting their shots and the protection we owe them. By getting vaccinated, these youths will help our nation achieve valuable collective goals.
We think this is welcome news.… (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - May 25, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Arthur Caplan Tags: COVID-19 pandemic Ethics Featured Posts Global Ethics Pediatrics Vaccines Covid-19 vaccine Source Type: blogs
