Welp. On @FaceTheNation it looks like @ScottGottliebMD is now on board with the “don’t worry, be happy” messaging about an emergency use authorization for a #COVID19 vaccine before the election. 1/Disappointing.
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And if you doubt what I say about the pressure
@realDonaldTrump is bringing to bear on@US_FDA, conveniently there was this@washingtonpost story yesterday. Basically Trump is staking his reeelection on the authorization of a vaccine before the election.https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-vaccine-election/2020/09/05/c0da86d6-edf5-11ea-99a1-71343d03bc29_story.html …Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I think this will have to do with the details on the EUA. If it's a general EUA for the whole population, I'll agree with you. If they look at the data and want to make the vaccine available to front line health care workers because of a risk/benefit, it would be different.
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If they mention "relative risk" run for the hills.
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@gorskon not saying these FDA calls were right, but weren’t stakes lower for HCQ (already an approved drug) and conv plasma (not high risk) vs a novel vaccine? Is it feasible FDA wouldn’t cross that line? -
Feasible, but given its history with EUAs I no longer trust the FDA to do the right thing, given the enormous political pressure Trump is bringing to bear. He's basically staking his reelection on getting a
#COVID19 vaccine authorized before the election.https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-vaccine-election/2020/09/05/c0da86d6-edf5-11ea-99a1-71343d03bc29_story.html … - Show replies
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He has also said a vaccine will not be available for the public until 2021. My guess is that they'll declare "Trump made a vaccine" before the election to get some votes but no one will be able to get it.
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FDA and CDC will need decades to get back any shred of legitimacy
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I appreciate all you, and others of the same mindset, are doing to keep the rest of us properly informed and safe!
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