I have only one objection. Each year, a "new" influenza vaccine is produced WITHOUT undergoing new clinical trials. The reason is that the vaccine platform is the same with new antigens included. Why is the bivalent vaccine not exactly the same -- the identical platform with new antigens. As a 74 year old, I have taken the bivalent v…
I have only one objection. Each year, a "new" influenza vaccine is produced WITHOUT undergoing new clinical trials. The reason is that the vaccine platform is the same with new antigens included. Why is the bivalent vaccine not exactly the same -- the identical platform with new antigens. As a 74 year old, I have taken the bivalent vaccine as well as the initial vaccine and boosters. Although irrelevant in the grand analysis, neither my wife nor I have had a syndrome suggestive of or any clinical evidence of COVID infection. We have gone out to dinner regularly since June 2020, choosing well protocoled restaurants and generally eat in early evening.
I agree about FDA commissioner not endorsing specific meds in any situation. Let the data speak for itself.
I have only one objection. Each year, a "new" influenza vaccine is produced WITHOUT undergoing new clinical trials. The reason is that the vaccine platform is the same with new antigens included. Why is the bivalent vaccine not exactly the same -- the identical platform with new antigens. As a 74 year old, I have taken the bivalent vaccine as well as the initial vaccine and boosters. Although irrelevant in the grand analysis, neither my wife nor I have had a syndrome suggestive of or any clinical evidence of COVID infection. We have gone out to dinner regularly since June 2020, choosing well protocoled restaurants and generally eat in early evening.
I agree about FDA commissioner not endorsing specific meds in any situation. Let the data speak for itself.
Vinay did a youtube video on 11 reasons an annual COVID booster is not like an annual flu shot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USKDUvKmN5Q