— Everyone will meet with the virus eventually, but doing so safely (while vaccinated) is key by Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH Each day we inch toward the end of COVID-19. The end is not when cases go to zero, but rather when we accept what has been true all along. Because...
— It fails to promote safety or fight misinformation by Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH The development of the mRNA vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic has been the single greatest scientific advance of the pandemic, and will lead to a Nobel prize. At the same time, there...
— Efficacy, safety, and ethical questions linger by Vinay Prasad Over the last week, the topic of COVID-19 booster shots -- a third dose of mRNA vaccine for healthy Americans -- has been thrust into the spotlight. The surgeon general, CDC director, Anthony Fauci, MD,...
— Our society is more and more incapable of debating real issues by Vinay Prasad COVID-19 cases are climbing and sanity is declining. Here are seven cognitive distortions I routinely see when it comes to talking about SARS-CoV-2. Misusing Both-Sidesing Both-sidesing...
— It's time for bolder solutions by Vinay Prasad Like most healthcare professionals, I am worried about unvaccinated adults. Currently, just shy of 50% of Americans have been fully vaccinated, and there is a sizable percentage of adults -- even older adults -- who...
https://youtu.be/8Rok-9DqdOM ZDoggMD (Zubin Damania, MD) July 7, 2021 Podcast re Ivermectin (& Aducanumab), with guest, Vinay Prasad, MD, oncologist and researcher from UCSF. Prasad discusses the recent issues, problems with the clinical trials and...
June 16, 2021 ~ MedPage Today ~ by Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH The FDA Is Failing the American People — The agency's recent decision to approve aducanumab offers FDA's recent approval of a controversial drug -- aducanumab (Aduhelm) -- to treat people living with...
The 'Lab Leak' Debate Matters -- But Not for the Reasons You Think — Open discussion in science is a necessity MedPage Today by Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH June 1, 2021 First, an admission: this is not really a column about the origin of SARS-CoV-2. Others have written...