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Two of the FDA’s top vaccine regulators were one of the co-authors of an article arguing that the evidence does not support the presence of COVID-19 vaccines: it could be a preview of the vaccine advisory committee meeting. FDA on Friday.
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Leaving FDA leaders join other experts in rejecting Biden reinforcement plan
We now have a good idea of what led two major FDA vaccine regulators to announce their withdrawal.
Marion Gruber and Phil Krause, two longtime FDA officials who have led the agency’s review of COVID-19 vaccine applications, were one of the co-authors of an article in the medical journal The Lancet published Monday that he was throwing cold water on the plan for the administration of reinforcement shots.
The paper argued that none of the current tests on COVID-19 vaccines show the need for booster doses in the general population.
The authors of the Lancet paper noted that the efficacy of all available COVID-19 vaccines against serious diseases remains strong, even as protection against symptomatic infection has decreased slightly due to the delta variant.
“The current evidence, therefore, does not seem to show the need to empower the general population, in which efficacy against serious diseases remains high,” the authors wrote.
None of the FDA officials have spoken publicly about their reasons for leaving their long-standing charges, but the announcement they stopped coming came when the agency defended the Biden administration’s approach to vaccine booster vaccines.
The newspaper’s publication comes as the administration is pushing for the boosters to be widely available to all Americans starting Sept. 20, despite disagreement from outside scientists and some health agency officials who argue that it is premature and the data is not solid enough to support this move.
Nearby attraction: An FDA advisory group is scheduled to meet Friday to discuss the evidence on Pfizer’s request for reinforcement and is almost certain to address the broader issue of reinforcers in general.
Peter Marks of the FDA, the agency’s top vaccine manager, said he believes the data will be very clear. Speaking during a conference of regulatory affairs professionals on Monday, Marks said he is “fully confident” that people attending the meeting will leave with “a good reason why boosters may be needed.”
US first: Marks also noted that his top priority is caring for U.S. citizens. “As a U.S. government employee, I have an obligation to ensure that the health of the U.S. population is better cared for and not to make global policy decisions. Therefore, if it turns out that a third dose is appropriate for to everyone in the world to help prevent COVID-19 from appearing in cycles, we should do so, and if we get to that, before others realize that this is right, it is. “
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DeSantis: Local governments will face $ 5,000 fines for imposing vaccine warrants
Florida cities and counties that require COVID-19 vaccines as a working condition will be fined $ 5,000 for infraction, according to the government. Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis: The risks of running when Trump-lite schools start the new year in the hole after the pandemic reduces test results (R) said Monday.
During a press conference, DeSantis said government agency vaccine mandates violated state law that prohibited private companies from requiring “vaccine passports” for customers.
What it says: “We will stand up for the men and women who serve us. We will protect jobs in Florida,” DeSantis said. “We will not let people be fired because of a vaccine warrant.”
DeSantis said any local government that imposes vaccine requirements could risk fines of millions of dollars. He specifically mentioned the first attendees who refuse to get vaccinated.
“It’s not just about putting aside people who have been serving faithfully on this issue, above what is basically a personal choice about their individual health,” DeSantis said. “We can’t let these people be left out. We can’t allow their jobs to be destroyed.”
General image: DeSantis, who is seen as a likely presidential candidate in 2024, has framed vaccination as a personal choice.
DeSantis’ ban on vaccination warrants represents another warning against the Biden administration and its efforts to try to ensure vaccination against COVID-19 to the maximum number of Americans.
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GOP VIEWS LICENSED VACCINE MANDATES AS A PROBLEM OF ENERGIZING MIDTERMS
Republicans take advantage President Biden
Joe Biden: Social media worsens political polarization: reports that Johnson and Biden will meet this month for talks this month: reports that Toyota and Honda have incited the EV incentive made by joining the Dems MORE spending packageThe latest term for the coronavirus vaccine is a campaign issue, as the party aims to galvanize its base ahead of the 2022 midterm and 2024 presidential elections.
Friday, former vice president Mike Pence
Michael (Mike) Richard PenceHarris to fundraise for McAuliffe ahead of Virginia Governor’s run The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Biden shows frustration over unvaccinated Allied Americans Allies see growing prospect of Trump’s candidacy to the White House in 2024 MORE and the governor of South Dakota. Kristi Noem
Kristi Lynn Noem: Can Biden Defend His Vaccine Mandate? The “non-delegation doctrine” may be the challenge the GOP seeks in Biden’s referendum on vaccine mandates. Overnight health care. (R) caught the waves of Fox News to reject the president’s move while the Texas governor. Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott: Democrats gain momentum as California recovery nears goal GOP sees Biden vaccine mandates an energizing issue for tropical storm Nicholas in the medium term toward the Texas coast (R) described the warrants as “assault on private companies” in a tweet.
Meanwhile, the Republican National Committee on Thursday pledged to sue the Biden administration for terms.
Nationwide polls show vaccine warrants are generally popular, but Republicans see the opportunity to use the issue to appeal to their staunchest supporters.
“I think that’s going to be a motivating factor,” Republican strategist Keith Naughton said. “In an election outside the year, it’s always hard to get people involved in the president, except in a crisis, but it gets people who are angry with him to participate.”
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Survey: Most support vaccine requirements in workplaces, schools, and sporting events
Most Americans support vaccine warrants for jobs, schools, and sporting events. according to a CNN and SSRS survey.
Fifty-four percent of respondents by CNN and SSRS he said they would support the need to vaccinate office workers against COVID-19 to return to their jobs.
For schools, 55 percent of respondents said they supported the vaccination requirement for children attending face-to-face classes and 55 percent of respondents said they were in favor of the vaccination requirement to attend sporting events or concerts.
Public opinion is divided when it comes to demanding COVID-19 vaccine testing for daily activities away from home, with 51% of respondents believing that requiring vaccines for daily activities is an acceptable way to increase the vaccination rate and 49% say so. it is an unacceptable violation of personal rights.
The results of the survey come as different entities in the United States are forcing vaccines across the country, after the Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Since the poll, President Biden has announced that employers with 100 or more workers must require weekly vaccinations or testing.
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HOCHUL ON FACEBOOK: “CLEANS THE ACT” ON MISINFO ABORTION
Governor of New York Kathy Hochul
Kathy HochulBidens, a former president who marks the 9/11 anniversary of the New York subway shutdown, is guilty of someone accidentally pressing the Power and Environment shutdown button overnight. (D) asked Facebook to “clean up the act” on abortion misinformation on Monday, as part of his state’s response to Texas’ abortion ban “heartbeats.”
The new governor said in a briefing that New York on Monday sent a letter to Facebook asking for help from the social media giant in a “war on misinformation” about abortion, as well as vaccines against COVID-19 .
“I ask Facebook from today to help us clean up the act, to help us campaign for truth and not lies, about what is happening in Texas and what is happening here in the New York State because misinformation is spreading like wildfire, ”he said.
“I want to make sure we get into this new chapter after what the Supreme Court upheld on September 1 that we ensure we don’t allow these lies to continue: that there are responsibilities and responsibilities at the head of these companies to help them to tell the truth to this whole nation, “Hochul said.
Carry on: The Supreme Court declined to block Texas law when it went into effect earlier this month, causing concern among activists about the future of reproductive rights in the country.
In response to Texas legislation, Hochul also said he plans to address “outstanding issues” with the state’s Reproductive Health Act to improve reproductive rights and access.
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WHAT WE READ
- A man died after being removed from 43 ICUs due to COVID, according to the family (NPR)
- Israel prepares for potential second round of coronavirus booster shots (Axios)
- Why Covid quick tests at home cost so much, even after Biden’s push to get lower prices (Kaiser Health News)
- Our most reliable number of pandemics loses its meaning (The Atlantic)
STATE BY STATE
- The delta variant is wreaking havoc in most of Texas, but not in El Paso. Here’s why. (Texas Tribune)
- Florida hospitals continue to report fewer hospitalizations for COVID and ICU patients (Miami Herald)
- “His crisis” is “our problem”: Washington deals with Idaho Covid cases (The New York Times)
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