Good list. For point 3, I'd add that all research with government funding be granted on the strict condition that all data be freely and immediately available to anyone. This includes raw data. We, the people, pay for the research; we own all of it, including data. No cloak of secrecy -- ever!
VP….I am praying DT & RFK choose you in some capacity to help the entire system, get back to evidence and transparency… and most importantly promoting sensible medicine! I have no idea what role that is, but it feels right that that you should be there helping to move that forward!👏👏👏
Vinay, you have been nominated to be a part of HHS in some capacity, and I wholeheartedly agree. I noticed this on a website Nominees for the People, run by the MAHA group. Excellent suggestions for change listed in this article. I’m very much looking forward to seeing what this coalition can accomplish.
I received the Pfizer Covid vaccine on 2/7/21. 24 hours later I had petechiae all over my body, a non-stop bloody nose, and a platelet count of 5. For the better part of the next 2 years, I had infusions multiple times per week, and was in and out of the hospital. I have two kids who were 4 & 5 years old at the time. I spent hours and hours and hours at the clinic and hospital. With a hemoglobin of 4, I was taken emergently in an air ambulance to Seattle for a higher level of care. Over all it cost our family roughly $14,000 out of pocket, and 2 years of health for me. The CICP denied my claim because they said there wasn’t sufficient evidence that the vaccine caused my ITP/Evans, despite PLENTY of evidence that it did. I am beyond angry and will never receive another vaccine because I know I am ON MY OWN if this were to ever happen again. They MUST repeal pharma immunity for vaccines, AND the CICP.
I'm horrified that this happened to you, and outraged that the CICP treated you like that. You might be interested to learn that another trial participant, Brianne Dressen, is currently suing AstraZeneca for breach of contract: https://www.sirillp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AZ-MTD-Decison-and-Order-6f6a2a39fafdc34863ce5947bb6a6ab3.pdf Apparently they just abandoned her when her vaccine injured her, instead of ensuring that she received appropriate medical care. They didn't even pay her medical bills, which I believe that they were contractually obligated to do.
I find it especially ironic that they tried to get out of the lawsuit by claiming that current law protects them from liability for a defective product, when Ms. Dressen never claimed that; the fact that they chose that defense is perhaps a tacit admission that it IS defective, but I'm not a lawyer. (Maybe one could weigh in here?)
There was also a severe vaccine reaction reported by Fox News that sounds to my layperson ears like it may have something in common with yours. If your treatment helped you recover, perhaps you might want to contact the girl in question via Fox, and let her know what your diagnosis and treatment were: https://www.foxla.com/news/alexis-lorenze-california-woman-vaccine-reaction
Anyway, best of luck to you and I hope you have completely recovered.
Thank you. I am better now, but I am still nervous about what other long term effects could be. I also recognize that I am one of the lucky ones: I have health insurance, and I live in a place where I have access to great medical care.
I would add to repealing vaccine indemnification revamping the vaccine safety surveillance system. It is archaic and does not generate accurate actionable data.
I would also like to see the FDA forced to reevaluate and get rid of additives and preservatives that Europe has banned. Do we really need Red dye number anything? And can we get rid of BHT? I'm lucky to be able to shop at Trader Joe's where nuts don't come coated with BHT and have that horrible aftertaste, but a lot of people aren't so lucky.
Great comments. Two problems 1) they represent common sense, thus will meet tremendous resistance by the privileged, paternalistic, highly educated, bureaucratic class and 2) If common sense reforms were instituted, it will cost the medical industrial complex billions of dollars (while probably overall benefitting the health of the country). If is difficult though to "confiscate" billions without meeting significant resistance at all levels. Trump surprised the pundits. I suggest Dr. Prasad surprise us by offering his expertise and services to the new administration.
I could not agree more. None of these ideas is "far right." In fact, many of them would be familiar to a large percentage of the country as the normal way of life for many, many years. Subsidizing HFCS goes back to Nixon (I think), but most Americans received our childhood shots before 1986, lived most of our lives with a smaller CDC and a smaller NIH, and ate more whole foods (because that's what there was). "GoGurt" would not just be foreign to our grandparents; it's also a radical change from supermarket fare in the 1980s. And if there is something partisan about ending CoI, then something is very wrong with the party that opposes it.
you should add the US Preventive Services Task Force to this list (https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/home) They are hopelessly conflicted. A group of people who are paid by insurance companies are tasked with deciding what insurance companies might have to cover
These sound like great ideas to me! I’m a little skeptical that America’s first convicted felon president will be interested. Here’s an example of why: remember back when he was meeting with high school students after a school shooting? They wanted some sort of gun regulations. Remember he said something to the effect of, “I’m not scared of the NRA. Many Republicans are petrified of the NRA.” Dianne Feinstein was sitting right next to him, and she was grinning ear to ear. By the next day, someone from the NRA had gotten to him, and convinced him to completely change his position to suit their needs. Sorry, vulnerable high schoolers! I can imagine him being in support of changing up America’s reliance on processed food for about one day, until some food industry person convinces him that it’s not in his interests. He’s not known for having principles, (and his personal love for fast food is famous).
I would add to this list: Train doctors in how to promote health, prevent disease, and enhance the body's self-healing properties. In spite of all of our prestige as leaders in the medical field, we physicians are sadly little more than drug pushers, who know little or nothing about health or healing.
Interested and more than a bit surprised to see the Means' involved with this administration because it would all seem so incongruous given how we view "health types". But I suppose that if you have a seemingly intractable public health crisis that you know needs to change, and establishment forces gate-keeping and blocking your efforts at every turn, that seeing a possible path to change—albeit through the questionable medium of Kennedy Jr—is an opportunity you may have no choice but to take, if it is the only opportunity you are gonna get. Thus here is a classic case of "politics makes for strange bedfellows". People have been talking about the "re-alignment" rather a lot, and this is one of the more unexpected examples.
IMO-Casey has the background, training and agenda to be effective. Her brother, tho…I think he’s riding on her coattails. He claims to be ‘former Pharma’ but think that’s a huge stretch.
Good list. For point 3, I'd add that all research with government funding be granted on the strict condition that all data be freely and immediately available to anyone. This includes raw data. We, the people, pay for the research; we own all of it, including data. No cloak of secrecy -- ever!
Yes. I agree
Came here to say this. (PS: I work for CMS and implement data collections. I’m still working on Trump stuff from CAA 2020).
VP….I am praying DT & RFK choose you in some capacity to help the entire system, get back to evidence and transparency… and most importantly promoting sensible medicine! I have no idea what role that is, but it feels right that that you should be there helping to move that forward!👏👏👏
Yes 1000%
Information wants to be free.
Clamping down does not work. We need to open it up.
good point, even if the studies have negative results. right now, they only show the FDA to positive results
Vinay, you have been nominated to be a part of HHS in some capacity, and I wholeheartedly agree. I noticed this on a website Nominees for the People, run by the MAHA group. Excellent suggestions for change listed in this article. I’m very much looking forward to seeing what this coalition can accomplish.
Hey everyone: Link is here to upvote Vinay:
https://nominees.mahanow.org/t/vinay-prasad/1757
Im canadian but he has my vote!
Voted!
I wanted to do this days ago but couldn't figure out how to nominate! Vinay has my vote!
I received the Pfizer Covid vaccine on 2/7/21. 24 hours later I had petechiae all over my body, a non-stop bloody nose, and a platelet count of 5. For the better part of the next 2 years, I had infusions multiple times per week, and was in and out of the hospital. I have two kids who were 4 & 5 years old at the time. I spent hours and hours and hours at the clinic and hospital. With a hemoglobin of 4, I was taken emergently in an air ambulance to Seattle for a higher level of care. Over all it cost our family roughly $14,000 out of pocket, and 2 years of health for me. The CICP denied my claim because they said there wasn’t sufficient evidence that the vaccine caused my ITP/Evans, despite PLENTY of evidence that it did. I am beyond angry and will never receive another vaccine because I know I am ON MY OWN if this were to ever happen again. They MUST repeal pharma immunity for vaccines, AND the CICP.
I'm horrified that this happened to you, and outraged that the CICP treated you like that. You might be interested to learn that another trial participant, Brianne Dressen, is currently suing AstraZeneca for breach of contract: https://www.sirillp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AZ-MTD-Decison-and-Order-6f6a2a39fafdc34863ce5947bb6a6ab3.pdf Apparently they just abandoned her when her vaccine injured her, instead of ensuring that she received appropriate medical care. They didn't even pay her medical bills, which I believe that they were contractually obligated to do.
I find it especially ironic that they tried to get out of the lawsuit by claiming that current law protects them from liability for a defective product, when Ms. Dressen never claimed that; the fact that they chose that defense is perhaps a tacit admission that it IS defective, but I'm not a lawyer. (Maybe one could weigh in here?)
There was also a severe vaccine reaction reported by Fox News that sounds to my layperson ears like it may have something in common with yours. If your treatment helped you recover, perhaps you might want to contact the girl in question via Fox, and let her know what your diagnosis and treatment were: https://www.foxla.com/news/alexis-lorenze-california-woman-vaccine-reaction
Anyway, best of luck to you and I hope you have completely recovered.
That's just wrong on so many levels. I'm sorry you went through all of this and hope you are doing well now.
Thank you. I am better now, but I am still nervous about what other long term effects could be. I also recognize that I am one of the lucky ones: I have health insurance, and I live in a place where I have access to great medical care.
I would add to repealing vaccine indemnification revamping the vaccine safety surveillance system. It is archaic and does not generate accurate actionable data.
And mandating reporting. No nurse should ever be threatened or fired for reporting to VAERS.
Stop pharma tv ads
I would also like to see the FDA forced to reevaluate and get rid of additives and preservatives that Europe has banned. Do we really need Red dye number anything? And can we get rid of BHT? I'm lucky to be able to shop at Trader Joe's where nuts don't come coated with BHT and have that horrible aftertaste, but a lot of people aren't so lucky.
Great comments. Two problems 1) they represent common sense, thus will meet tremendous resistance by the privileged, paternalistic, highly educated, bureaucratic class and 2) If common sense reforms were instituted, it will cost the medical industrial complex billions of dollars (while probably overall benefitting the health of the country). If is difficult though to "confiscate" billions without meeting significant resistance at all levels. Trump surprised the pundits. I suggest Dr. Prasad surprise us by offering his expertise and services to the new administration.
I could not agree more. None of these ideas is "far right." In fact, many of them would be familiar to a large percentage of the country as the normal way of life for many, many years. Subsidizing HFCS goes back to Nixon (I think), but most Americans received our childhood shots before 1986, lived most of our lives with a smaller CDC and a smaller NIH, and ate more whole foods (because that's what there was). "GoGurt" would not just be foreign to our grandparents; it's also a radical change from supermarket fare in the 1980s. And if there is something partisan about ending CoI, then something is very wrong with the party that opposes it.
you should add the US Preventive Services Task Force to this list (https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/home) They are hopelessly conflicted. A group of people who are paid by insurance companies are tasked with deciding what insurance companies might have to cover
Can we stop ads for pharma? That would shut down mainstream media for good.
I just got off the phone with Don (Trump). Your name came up. Will you accept an appointment as the new Director at CDC ?
These sound like great ideas to me! I’m a little skeptical that America’s first convicted felon president will be interested. Here’s an example of why: remember back when he was meeting with high school students after a school shooting? They wanted some sort of gun regulations. Remember he said something to the effect of, “I’m not scared of the NRA. Many Republicans are petrified of the NRA.” Dianne Feinstein was sitting right next to him, and she was grinning ear to ear. By the next day, someone from the NRA had gotten to him, and convinced him to completely change his position to suit their needs. Sorry, vulnerable high schoolers! I can imagine him being in support of changing up America’s reliance on processed food for about one day, until some food industry person convinces him that it’s not in his interests. He’s not known for having principles, (and his personal love for fast food is famous).
Health Equity nonsense at federal agencies and accrediting institutions.
No more requiring squandering healthcare worker compassion on this.
No more administrative jobs built entirely on this industry, especially at the agency level.
I would add to this list: Train doctors in how to promote health, prevent disease, and enhance the body's self-healing properties. In spite of all of our prestige as leaders in the medical field, we physicians are sadly little more than drug pushers, who know little or nothing about health or healing.
HEY EVERYONE!!!
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https://nominees.mahanow.org/t/vinay-prasad/1757
Interested and more than a bit surprised to see the Means' involved with this administration because it would all seem so incongruous given how we view "health types". But I suppose that if you have a seemingly intractable public health crisis that you know needs to change, and establishment forces gate-keeping and blocking your efforts at every turn, that seeing a possible path to change—albeit through the questionable medium of Kennedy Jr—is an opportunity you may have no choice but to take, if it is the only opportunity you are gonna get. Thus here is a classic case of "politics makes for strange bedfellows". People have been talking about the "re-alignment" rather a lot, and this is one of the more unexpected examples.
IMO-Casey has the background, training and agenda to be effective. Her brother, tho…I think he’s riding on her coattails. He claims to be ‘former Pharma’ but think that’s a huge stretch.