Dr. Hotez: What FDA Is Doing ‘Is Really a Way of Denying [Covid] Vaccine Access for Those Who Want It’

BROWN In making this ░░░░░░░░ FDA officials said there ░░░░░░░░ not enough evidence that ░░░░░░░░ children and adults get ░░░░░░░░ meaningful benefits from regular ░░░░░░░░ 19 shots They want ░░░░░░░░ see more placebo controlled ░░░░░░░░ particularly in adults 50 ░░░░░░░░ 64 before recommending the ░░░░░░░░ for other groups So ░░░░░░░░ s wrong with that ░░░░░░░░ Well there s a ░░░░░░░░ of things One they ░░░░░░░░ consider the acute manifestations ░░░░░░░░ Covid in terms of ░░░░░░░░ fatality rates and hospitalizations ░░░░░░░░ while that s certainly ░░░░░░░░ they re not factoring ░░░░░░░░ the chronic sequelae such ░░░░░░░░ long Covid such as ░░░░░░░░ heart disease Remember this ░░░░░░░░ a thromboembolic virus It ░░░░░░░░ a virus that causes ░░░░░░░░ and heart attacks They ░░░░░░░░ not looking at the ░░░░░░░░ implications of Covid And ░░░░░░░░ think that s a ░░░░░░░░ And then the other ░░░░░░░░ the idea that they ░░░░░░░░ allow universal vaccination provided ░░░░░░░░ pharma companies now conduct ░░░░░░░░ brand new round of ░░░░░░░░ trials for each updated ░░░░░░░░ It s not realistic ░░░░░░░░ it can take months ░░░░░░░░ months to do the ░░░░░░░░ The expense of doing ░░░░░░░░ trial to especially now ░░░░░░░░ everyone s been either ░░░░░░░░ infected or infected and ░░░░░░░░ or vaccinated and infected ░░░░░░░░ would be a massive ░░░░░░░░ study that would be ░░░░░░░░ expensive It basically means ░░░░░░░░ pharma companies are probably ░░░░░░░░ likely to pursue that ░░░░░░░░ it s really a ░░░░░░░░ of denying vaccine access ░░░░░░░░ those who want it ░░░░░░░░ and it goes against ░░░░░░░░ Mr Kennedy recently said ░░░░░░░░ made the point of ░░░░░░░░ he ll never deny ░░░░░░░░ American access to any ░░░░░░░░ And and clearly that ░░░░░░░░ not the case He ░░░░░░░░ he s he s ░░░░░░░░ his mind, apparently.”