D. Prasad....regarding your concerns that Jha might have undermined his credibility.... There's nothing to be concerned about. He ABSOLUTELY destroyed is credibility. See? nothing at all to be worried about! LOL. (what a bunch ass-hat clowns!)
I'm not worried about Ashish Jha's and Bob Califf's credibility. They can worry about their own credibility. I no longer look to them for guidance and trust.
Thank you for being a champion for EBM and patients, Vinay.
I agree that these studies absolutely should be done, but I'm doubtful they will be, since there is no incentive to fund them. In the meantime, Vinay, if you had an elderly grandfather with immune suppression who has no known history of Covid but is vaccinated, and he got infected with Covid, what do you recommend? Wait it out? Paxlovid on the chance it's more effective than placebo in such a person? (Maybe it is, maybe it's not; we don't know). Or maybe just give a placebo? It's all well and good to say "more research is needed," but people are still dying, and at-risk folks still need to know what to do in the meantime. Leaving them hanging isn't particularly helpful.
Ignorance is strength, medical style
D. Prasad....regarding your concerns that Jha might have undermined his credibility.... There's nothing to be concerned about. He ABSOLUTELY destroyed is credibility. See? nothing at all to be worried about! LOL. (what a bunch ass-hat clowns!)
I'm not worried about Ashish Jha's and Bob Califf's credibility. They can worry about their own credibility. I no longer look to them for guidance and trust.
Thank you for being a champion for EBM and patients, Vinay.
I agree that these studies absolutely should be done, but I'm doubtful they will be, since there is no incentive to fund them. In the meantime, Vinay, if you had an elderly grandfather with immune suppression who has no known history of Covid but is vaccinated, and he got infected with Covid, what do you recommend? Wait it out? Paxlovid on the chance it's more effective than placebo in such a person? (Maybe it is, maybe it's not; we don't know). Or maybe just give a placebo? It's all well and good to say "more research is needed," but people are still dying, and at-risk folks still need to know what to do in the meantime. Leaving them hanging isn't particularly helpful.