The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness

Bonus points for Marty Makary (a surgeon with no particular experience in infectious disease) being the spokesperson for this. I wonder if he’s the only licensed doctor they could find in the government willing to advocate for this policy?

  • DarkFuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    18 days ago

    Killing Americans to make redneck cousin fuckers feel like their vote did what they wanted it to do.

  • grue@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    From the actual commentary ( https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsb2506929 ):

    Over the past two seasons, uptake of the annual Covid-19 booster has been poor, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Less than 25% of Americans received boosters each year, ranging from less than 10% of children younger than 12 years of age in the 2024–2025 season to 50% of adults over 75 years old.4 Even health care workers remain hesitant, with less than one third participating in the 2023–2024 fall booster program.5 There may even be a ripple effect: public trust in vaccination in general has declined,6 resulting in a reluctance to vaccinate that is affecting even vital immunization programs such as that for measles–mumps–rubella (MMR) vaccination, which has been clearly established as safe and highly effective. In recent years, reduced MMR vaccination rates have been a growing concern and have contributed to serious illness and deaths from measles. Against this context, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeks to provide guidance and foster evidence generation.

    Absolutely fucking bullshit spin, trying to redefine “poor” and scapegoat the vaccines themselves for the anti-vaxxers’ disinformation.

  • Mike D.@lemm.ee
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    17 days ago

    My insurance company company said I could no longer get shots at the pharmacy (CVS). I talked to my doctor about it and he told me to go to a different pharmacy. My doctor is usually great but this did not help.

    So I didn’t get any shots last fall. Fuck insurance companies.

  • collapse_already@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    17 days ago

    I fucking hate these assholes. To the point where if I did not have a wife and kid, I would try to do something permanent about them.

  • Gerudo@lemm.ee
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    17 days ago

    What the fuck? I had a family member nearly die from Covid. I got it 3 times despite being vaxxed and wound up with white blood cell counts that scared the doctor so much that she thought I had late stage cancer. The vaccine more than likely saved both our lives. Neither of us are over 65. Fuck this country.

  • mercano@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    Thanks, now I’m actually hoping Pfizer’s lobbying team is able to sway government policy.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    17 days ago

    JFC. And I remember telling people after donvict “won” and before he slithered back into the office that they might want to be sure they were up on their shots, esp. Covid, and some of them told me I was being hysterical - even though I told them this in a calm and reasonable tone.