The lack of testing supplies and people to conduct testing and people to run lab samples and lab space and on and on certainly had nothing to do with the FDA. Once the FDA approved emergency use tests, the Defense Production Act IMO should’ve been used to the fullest extent possible to get things done. From what I read here, there are places that STILL struggle with test kits. We don’t have that issue here in a major metro area of Texas, but other places do according to some of the posters here. There’s no reason for that at this point IMO. And it absolutely has nothing to do with the FDA. I do hope things will run more smoothly and expeditiously than it did with testing, but the excuses seem to already be flowing as to why it’s going to take many months.
Covid-19 vaccines may hurt. CDC's ACIP says people need to know this upfront - CNN
“Nurses were also a concern. One survey showed that while nurses agreed vaccines were likely to be safe and effective, only 34% would voluntarily get vaccinated, Oliver said.”
The unwillingness of the majority of nurses I know of across a dozen states is in line with the above statistics. Most are willing to get vaccinated eventually, but right now? Not a chance. These are men and women I’ve known and worked with for a decade or more in most cases.
Anecdotally, the teachers I know, which are far fewer in quantity than the number of nurses and doctors and allied health professionals I know, are mostly more than eager to be vaccinated. The medical professionals I know are almost all very pro-vaccine. But they are for the most part extremely reluctant, to completely unwilling, to get vaccinated for covid right away. I also anecdotally estimate approximately 50% of nurses I know don’t vaccinate for the flu. That number jumps even higher for rehab professionals that I know.
The association between vaccination confidence, vaccination behavior, and willingness to recommend vaccines among Finnish healthcare workers
Interesting. I would think the thought process and beliefs are different among US medical professionals for a variety of reasons. It’s just what I’ve seen, so the survey results weren’t at all surprising to me.
See link above. But honestly, at the end of the day, I know hundreds of nurses personally, and the above survey numbers are entirely in line with what I hear being discussed at work when the subject comes up. Not sure what other “facts” I would need to base my concision on... it’s not like I pulled it out of my behind after talking to a couple of nurses.
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