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Yearly COVID vaccine as proposed by FDA? ‘Cart before the horse,’ says doctor
The Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) has simply proposed treating COVID-19 vaccines in the identical manner by which many People obtain the annual flu shot — to be able to shield folks in opposition to mutations of the virus.
Not everyone seems to be leaping up and down about this concept.
The proposal goals to simplify future vaccination efforts — and below this technique, most adults and kids would obtain a once-a-year shot to guard in opposition to the mutating virus, the FDA stated.
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Dr. Marc Siegel, a scientific professor of drugs and a practising internist at NYU Langone Medical Middle in addition to a Fox Information contributor, informed Fox Information Digital on Monday night about this plan, “I consider that the risk-benefit favors continued consideration for the COVID vaccination, particularly in high-risk teams — however this should be a one-on-one dialogue,” he stated, referencing doctor-patient communication and decision-making.
A nurse administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a affected person at a vaccination middle in November 2021.
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“They’re placing the cart earlier than the horse,” he stated of the company’s new concept, “displaying a tin ear to the general public’s COVID fatigue.”
Whereas “the thought of a yearly COVID vaccine is sensible, they’re ignoring that they actually haven’t got the vaccine for it but,” he added.
“We want extra work on a vaccine to cowl all variants — or a nasal vaccine to forestall unfold.”
Dr. Siegel outlined 5 components to contemplate in keeping with this new proposal.
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One: “The poor compliance with the vaccine they’ve now (solely 40% of these over 65, a high-risk group) is an element,” stated Dr. Siegel.
Two: “There’s the place of Paul Offit, M.D., at Penn — whom I’ve interviewed — that they’re chasing subvariants and that by the point they’ve a brand new vaccine to cowl [them], a brand new subvariant emerges,” stated Dr. Siegel.
“Granted, the vaccine nonetheless decreases severity properly, nevertheless it is not very best,” he stated.
A nurse provides a woman a dose of the Pfizer vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at a college.
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Three: “We want extra work on a vaccine to cowl all variants — or a nasal vaccine to forestall unfold.”
Dr. Siegel added, “Within the meantime, we should goal high-risk teams with the vaccine we do have.”
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He additionally stated, “Lengthy COVID is a priority for all teams, however there comes some extent the place vaccine protection is ample to lower threat. And immunity following an infection (so-called pure immunity) should even be included.”
“Vaccination requires a dialog that begins with a affected person’s considerations.”
4: “An excessive amount of time has been spent over the previous three years superimposing a public well being official place on a resistant public, whether or not that is when it comes to lockdowns, masks, mandates, college closures” or extra, he stated.
“Now, there may be extra pushback and resistance.”
Beneath a brand new FDA proposal, People would not should hold monitor of what number of pictures they’ve acquired or what number of months it has been since their final booster.
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5: “Regardless that these vaccines are general very secure and are nonetheless considerably efficient, a lot of the general public isn’t satisfied — and our leaders ought to take this into consideration, too.”
Added Dr. Siegel, “Vaccination requires a dialog that begins with a affected person’s considerations.”
He reiterated that he believes “strongly” that the risk-benefit favors continued COVID vaccination, particularly in high-risk teams” — however he stated this must be a “one-on-one dialogue” between physician and affected person.
Beneath the brand new FDA proposal, People would not should hold monitor of what number of pictures they’ve acquired or what number of months it has been since their final booster.
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In paperwork posted on-line, FDA scientists stated many People now have “ample preexisting immunity” in opposition to the coronavirus — due to vaccination, an infection or a mixture of the 2.
Fox Information Digital’s Bradford Betz contributed reporting.
- The World Health Organization has approved a new version of a widely used cholera vaccine that aims to address a surge in cases.
- The new vaccine uses fewer ingredients and can be made more quickly and cheaply.
- It remains effective at preventing the disease, according to recent research conducted in Nepal.
The World Health Organization has approved a version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the global vaccine stockpile and left poorer countries scrambling to contain epidemics.
WHO authorized the vaccine, made by EuBiologics, which also makes the formulation now used, last week. The new version, called Euvichol-S, is a simplified formula that uses fewer ingredients, is cheaper, and can be made more quickly than the old version.
The vaccine was shown to be help preventing the diarrheal disease in late stage research conducted in Nepal.
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WHO’s approval means donor agencies like the vaccines alliance Gavi and UNICEF can now buy it for poorer countries. Leila Pakkala, director of UNICEF’s supply division, said in a statement that the agency will be able to boost supplies by more than 25%.
A family enters a tent set aside for cholera patients at a clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Nov. 18, 2023. The World Health Organization has approved a version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the global vaccine stockpile and left poorer countries scrambling to contain epidemics. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)
Gavi estimated there could be about 50 million doses for the global stockpile this year, compared with 38 million last year.
Dr. Derrick Sim of Gavi called WHO’s authorization “a lifeline for vulnerable communities around the world.”
More is still needed, however: Since January, 14 countries affected by cholera outbreaks have requested 79 million doses. In January, the U.N. agency said the global vaccine stockpile was “entirely depleted” until the beginning of March. As of this week, WHO said there were 2.3 million doses available.
Cholera is an acute diarrhea disease caused by a bacteria typically spread via contaminated food or water. It is mostly seen in areas that have poor sanitation and lack access to clean water. While most people infected with cholera don’t experience symptoms, those with severe cases need quick treatment with intravenous fluids and antibiotics. If left untreated, cholera kills about a quarter to half of people infected.
Since last January, WHO has reported more than 824,000 cholera infections, including 5,900 deaths worldwide, with the highest numbers of cases reported in the Middle East and Africa. The U.N. agency said warming temperatures that allow the cholera bacteria to live longer, have also worsened outbreaks and led to the highest death rates in a decade.
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