Re:Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccine appears 66% effec...
by cogman10 on Friday January 29, 2021 @11:38AM
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Yup. There's a lot of distrust in doctors and the medical community and some of that has been earned by past lapses in ethics or rigor.
The only way to earn it back is by heightened scrutiny. That's the role the FDA finds itself in. It doesn't just approve things because approving something that later causes issues will ultimately result lost confidence.
Getting people to take these vaccines will be a challenge in and of itself. Can you imagine how much harder it will be if we give antivaxxers more "they rushed this" ammunition?
The only way to earn it back is by heightened scrutiny. That's the role the FDA finds itself in. It doesn't just approve things because approving something that later causes issues will ultimately result lost confidence.
Getting people to take these vaccines will be a challenge in and of itself. Can you imagine how much harder it will be if we give antivaxxers more "they rushed this" ammunition?