VP I'm also a creature of the left but let's face it: ONLY the GOP sweeping into power can reverse this insane course. Team Blue has no respect for basic facts or realities. None. They've even redefined why God (or nature's god, if you must) gave us arms!
Further, the data on the NEGATIVE value of spikeshotting anyone without specific co-morbidities under 50 is clearer every day. The data on myopericarditis continues to look worse and worse, especially for young men. And there has never been any reason to spikeshot children -- ever. The data is clear and voluminous. You do not need to do RCTs where the death/illness rates in both the control and experimental proxy groups (because we avoid doing real studies) are both zero (or, actually, worse in the experimental group).
You continue to be too kind to these apparatchiks whose only job appears to satisfy some set of political constraints likely connected to massive dollar flows from Pharma. Everything you say is correct, but still too understated to grab the attention it deserves. I am not for shrieking at the top of your lungs, but most of your equivocations, while probably attempting to be kind, dilute a really important message.
All of these NPIs and the vast majority of the spikeshotting has been inimical to good public health practice. There is no excuse for any of that -- at least not beyond perhaps late spring of 2020. Many of us have been reciting the "right" things since that time. Why cut these awful "public deprecation" frauds any slack?
I used to think I was a Democrat (and voted accordingly for many years), but in 2020 I realized that I just happen to have principles the Democrats pretended to share (and have since abandoned). Defending free speech, respecting bodily autonomy, tolerating differing opinions, holding power to account, supporting real journalism, advocating for the working class, being deeply skeptical of the likes of big pharma, Wall Street, and other corporate behemoths? Those were bedrocks of liberalism, weren't they? No more. Try the opposite. All replaced by identity politics that do little other than make people hate their neighbors and *absolve* the people with actual power of blame for their failure to take meaningful action to help powerless people (since their donors have no interest in that).
Everyone capable of being shocked by the idiocy and political weaponization (and thus debasement) of once-great institutions that have characterized the past 2 years should seriously consider declaring themselves politically homeless at this point (at least as far as the DC establishment is concerned).
I struggle to see this as anything other than a concerted attack on the foundations of America's institutions.
Vinay is insightful as always, but the people he criticizes are not making mistakes. They are doing this because they default to control and authoritarianism. That is what they are. Whatever excuse is available - covid, global warming, anything - is why there should be more government, more control,, and less freedom.
"Why are these advisors so hellbent on vaccinating people who we simply do not know if their is net benefit? " These are not dumb people. They are people who serve a different master than the rest of us. I'd like to think it is ego or the desire to transfer billions of taxpayer dollars to huge corporations. But these products are causing exploding early death in woking age individuals and plummeting birth rates in highly treated countries. Read the information on the WEF's Great Reset and lay the goals of that over the effects of the gene therapy products for covid. And also, when you eliminate the control group, it becomes impossible to quantify the adverse effects of these treatments. It won't be too long before we live in a world where children having heart attacks is a "normal".
I try to tell suspicious friends that my distrust of current CDC leadership is not about politics or tribalism. It’s an uphill battle. When I tried explaining to my brother that I was a m@sk skeptic, he said I sounded like Trump.
I continue to look at many European countries for what we should be doing over here. We have lost our way, utterly. I don’t think the ship is ever turning around on this one. That being said, it is VITAL that you, VP, keep doing what you’re doing!! Thank you!!
I think you are correct in general. Jha (rhymes with "blah") has greatly disappointed me. The current CDC Director has been -- truly -- pretty darned lame in my opinion. We need some replacements: smart folks who have GRIT and GUMPTION.
You are being too generous with these “experts”-- they don’t care about risk-benefit ratios, EBM or any science other than what they claim to perform or fund.
I think the tail is wagging the dog. These “advisers” are appointed and so they serve at the pleasure of the president. They will not go against what the White House said over a week before the FDA, CDC decisions were made and before Dr Jha reminded us of why we have 2 arms.
VP I'm also a creature of the left but let's face it: ONLY the GOP sweeping into power can reverse this insane course. Team Blue has no respect for basic facts or realities. None. They've even redefined why God (or nature's god, if you must) gave us arms!
Further, the data on the NEGATIVE value of spikeshotting anyone without specific co-morbidities under 50 is clearer every day. The data on myopericarditis continues to look worse and worse, especially for young men. And there has never been any reason to spikeshot children -- ever. The data is clear and voluminous. You do not need to do RCTs where the death/illness rates in both the control and experimental proxy groups (because we avoid doing real studies) are both zero (or, actually, worse in the experimental group).
You continue to be too kind to these apparatchiks whose only job appears to satisfy some set of political constraints likely connected to massive dollar flows from Pharma. Everything you say is correct, but still too understated to grab the attention it deserves. I am not for shrieking at the top of your lungs, but most of your equivocations, while probably attempting to be kind, dilute a really important message.
All of these NPIs and the vast majority of the spikeshotting has been inimical to good public health practice. There is no excuse for any of that -- at least not beyond perhaps late spring of 2020. Many of us have been reciting the "right" things since that time. Why cut these awful "public deprecation" frauds any slack?
I used to think I was a Democrat (and voted accordingly for many years), but in 2020 I realized that I just happen to have principles the Democrats pretended to share (and have since abandoned). Defending free speech, respecting bodily autonomy, tolerating differing opinions, holding power to account, supporting real journalism, advocating for the working class, being deeply skeptical of the likes of big pharma, Wall Street, and other corporate behemoths? Those were bedrocks of liberalism, weren't they? No more. Try the opposite. All replaced by identity politics that do little other than make people hate their neighbors and *absolve* the people with actual power of blame for their failure to take meaningful action to help powerless people (since their donors have no interest in that).
Everyone capable of being shocked by the idiocy and political weaponization (and thus debasement) of once-great institutions that have characterized the past 2 years should seriously consider declaring themselves politically homeless at this point (at least as far as the DC establishment is concerned).
I struggle to see this as anything other than a concerted attack on the foundations of America's institutions.
Vinay is insightful as always, but the people he criticizes are not making mistakes. They are doing this because they default to control and authoritarianism. That is what they are. Whatever excuse is available - covid, global warming, anything - is why there should be more government, more control,, and less freedom.
That is what it is to be a Democrat.
The White House needs new everything staff.
You could not be more correct. However, I seriously doubt anyone in the DC bubble will listen.
"Why are these advisors so hellbent on vaccinating people who we simply do not know if their is net benefit? " These are not dumb people. They are people who serve a different master than the rest of us. I'd like to think it is ego or the desire to transfer billions of taxpayer dollars to huge corporations. But these products are causing exploding early death in woking age individuals and plummeting birth rates in highly treated countries. Read the information on the WEF's Great Reset and lay the goals of that over the effects of the gene therapy products for covid. And also, when you eliminate the control group, it becomes impossible to quantify the adverse effects of these treatments. It won't be too long before we live in a world where children having heart attacks is a "normal".
I try to tell suspicious friends that my distrust of current CDC leadership is not about politics or tribalism. It’s an uphill battle. When I tried explaining to my brother that I was a m@sk skeptic, he said I sounded like Trump.
I continue to look at many European countries for what we should be doing over here. We have lost our way, utterly. I don’t think the ship is ever turning around on this one. That being said, it is VITAL that you, VP, keep doing what you’re doing!! Thank you!!
I think you are correct in general. Jha (rhymes with "blah") has greatly disappointed me. The current CDC Director has been -- truly -- pretty darned lame in my opinion. We need some replacements: smart folks who have GRIT and GUMPTION.
You are being too generous with these “experts”-- they don’t care about risk-benefit ratios, EBM or any science other than what they claim to perform or fund.
"Vinay Prasad set to replace Fauci" future headline December 2022 :) We can only hope!
Vinay, how is this opinion received in the halls of Moffit, Mt. Zion, or the halls of SFGH?
Biden's advisors are not the only ones who persist giving scientifically unsound advice.
Did they take down David Zweig’s tweet? When I try and watch the vid of Walensky it takes me to a message “ nothing to see here”.
More censorship so the public can’t see the incompetence of the CDC?
I think the tail is wagging the dog. These “advisers” are appointed and so they serve at the pleasure of the president. They will not go against what the White House said over a week before the FDA, CDC decisions were made and before Dr Jha reminded us of why we have 2 arms.
Just an FYI the link to the tweet goes to a hashtag for COVID19