>>> On Friday, December 3, 2021 at 2:45:51 AM UTC-5, Jim Joyce wrote: >>>
>>> Meanwhile I'm left wondering what the hell is going on with the FDA and
>>> the two new drugs from Merck and Pfizer that showed 90% reduction in
>>> hospitalizations and deaths? Merck went for EUA, must be three months
>>> ago. They did all the testing, gave the data to FDA, WTF is FDA doing?
>>> We have 1000 a day dying, what exactly is there to do that takes so long? >>
>> Numbers matter.
>>
>> How many of those 1000 deaths can be attributed to the delay in FDA
>> approvals and how many of those deaths can be attributed to the fact
>> that so many people aren't vaccinated by choice?
>>
>> I'm not giving the FDA a pass by any means, but from what I'm hearing
>> most Covid deaths are happening amongst the unvaccinated.
>>
>> How much would that "1000 a day" number change if the FDA moved
>> faster? I don't know, but I'm pretty sure that you can't blame that entire
>> amount on the Merck and Pfizer situation.
>>
>>> Why are there no updates on what or what isn't being done?
>>> Sleepy Joe probably doesn't even know about it or remember it and the
>>> crazy Republicans are more interested in hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin. >
>The FDA panel has approved the Merck pills, Pfizer will come early next
>year probably. The Merck reduced hospitalizations by 39%, and Pfizer by 85%. >
>Funny about the people whining they are taking too long on these that
>won't get vaccinated because the vaccines have not been proven safe.
There have onely been about 200 million people in the US plus a few elsehere who have taken the vaxine. I'm going to wait until it's 400 million, to be safe.
On the other hand, dirt is GRAS, generally recognized as safe. I played in the dirt for hours as a child and it didn't hurt me.