Categories Medic
7 days
30 days
All time
Recent
Popular
As medics, we were trained to apply "precautionary principle" and "first do no harm". It's drilled into students constantly.
It involves the recognition that every medical intervention has risks which need to be balanced with
So I am wondering why the government is administering the Pfizer vaccine at all to healthy NHS staff.
We know the risks of significant illness in this group are really, really low.
In England, recorded deaths for people less than 60 years old with no pre-existing condition during the entire pandemic currently stands at
To place into context, in the 2017/8 winter season, there were 1470 deaths attributable to flu in the <65 year
To protect patients?
But as yet the vaccine has not even been shown to prevent infection or transmission, only reduce the severity of symtoms. Even Pfizer's CEO has stated as
It involves the recognition that every medical intervention has risks which need to be balanced with
So I am wondering why the government is administering the Pfizer vaccine at all to healthy NHS staff.
We know the risks of significant illness in this group are really, really low.
In England, recorded deaths for people less than 60 years old with no pre-existing condition during the entire pandemic currently stands at
To place into context, in the 2017/8 winter season, there were 1470 deaths attributable to flu in the <65 year
To protect patients?
But as yet the vaccine has not even been shown to prevent infection or transmission, only reduce the severity of symtoms. Even Pfizer's CEO has stated as
None of the companies are claiming any reduction in the propensity to become infected, for example Pfizer's CEO is careful what he says here:https://t.co/wki00gMQoO
— Jonathan Engler (@jengleruk) December 7, 2020