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Pharma finished recapturing the Food & Drug Administration as the FDA okayed Moderna’s mRNA flu jab, which Moderna’s OWN studies show causes 270 severe side effects to stop ONE flu hospitalization.<\/p>\n
Drug industry reform dies in darkness.<\/p>\n
Last night, the Food\u00a0 & Drug Administration quietly approved Moderna\u2019s mRNA flu \u201cvaccine.\u201d Moderna put out its press release at 10:15 p.m. Eastern, presumably in an effort to contain the blowback the FDA will face from MAHA and drug industry skeptics over its decision to roll over and approve this jab. Of course, legacy media outlets were ready with stories; no doubt they were tipped in advance and had pieces waiting.<\/p>\n
As I wrote in May, the risk-benefit ratio of the jab is almost absurdly bad, based on Moderna\u2019s own studies \u2014 which likely understate it, since drug companies will do everything they can not to connect the side effects they see in clinical trials. To quote that piece (which you can read fully below):<\/p>\n
In other words, Moderna\u2019s own data show that about 270 people will suffer severe vaccine side effects from its shot to stop a single flu hospitalization. In what world does that risk ratio make sense?<\/p>\n
In a world where Moderna and Blackstone have a direct line to the White House. There was no chance the FDA would say no to this jab once the Trump Administration forced Dr. Vinay Prasad to resign from the agency in March.<\/p>\n
The only question is whether Moderna will be able to bribe offer completely legal financial incentives to enough pharmacy benefit managers to get this new jab \u2014 which will no doubt cost far more than traditional flu shots \u2014 into the system and the arms of unwitting patients.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m sure benefits managers will stand up for patients and say no to a more expensive drug with worse side effects even if Moderna kicks back mucho dinero \u2014<\/p>\n
I\u2019m sorry, I was laughing too hard to finish that last sentence.<\/p>\n
Another great day for American medicine!<\/p>\n