Mass youth hospitalizations, COVID-induced diabetes, and other myths from the brave new world of science as political propaganda BY VINAY PRASAD The main federal agency guiding America’s pandemic policy is the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, which sets widely...
— 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...