Hi Dr Brad,
I was talking to one of my colleagues recently (a highly regarded Medical Specialist) & yes, we possibly may get a vaccine that is safe and efficacious, but it will need to be followed for longer in ALL age groups & vaccines can sometimes make things worse if you do become infected if things are rushed through, which I don’t agree with, & neither would the scientists developing vaccines, the political pressure from GOVTs appears to be immense & that should not play any part in vaccine development.
Dengue fever vaccine in Asia was one that comes to mind recently & that was given to children:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)32525-5/fulltext
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)32525-5/fulltext
By no means am I an kind of anti-vaxxer, I want to make that perfectly clear. I religiously get jabbed yearly for the flu shot (mandatory for high risk patient work environment) and when boosters are due & all our family are immunised.
It’s very true what you have said about Corona Virus vaccines Dr Brad & others, we don’t have a successful one (that is sustainable in providing any form of ongoing immunity).
SARS-COV2 may mutate as the common cold does & we know there are already different strains that are identifiable with genomic testing & evident in contact tracing.
I have just skimmed the latest news on the Oxford/AstraZeneca trial vaccine & keeping an open mind about this at present (considering I may be a guinea pig front-line, they are already swabbing staff that are well at work at random & asymptomatic in our LHD in NSW).
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/12643812That’s fine, but I won’t be accepting a SARS-COV19 vaccine to prevent COVID-19 that has been rushed through & it’s very different to treatments that may or may or may not be showing some efficacy.
If I got infected & needing hospital admission, then yes I would consent to trialled drugs, & that’s a whole lot different to accepting a vaccine that has not been followed for long enough.
I agree with the political scrutiny, but really don’t want to comment on that, because it’s annoying & I think it was premature to order vaccines when they are not yet validated to the point that is acceptable & in high risk groups (Some relevant to us are DKD/CKD). Wait & see.
Efficacious treatment for COVID-19 is still vital & treating ongoing chronic effects of this disease. Where is your Whitehouse Bill on CKD now Mr Trump? What’s happening to this population in the USA, forget the ventilators, ICU staff are now worried about Dialysis.
This was from March 2020, a funny lip sync:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CCkWzr1o4EUIt’s relevant still & know that COVID-19 will be a disaster for DKD/CKD in the USA especially unless something is done ASAP, far worse than the existing Disaster! (Probably time to look at ongoing data again).
GLTAH
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