“From the moment the Coronavirus invaded our coast, we race in action to develop a safe and effective vaccine with Breakneck -speed … We have used the full power of the government, the genius of American scientists and the power of American industry, to save millions and millions of lives around the world … Gold standard vaccine has been done in less than nine months. ”
That is not a pharmaceutical manager, scientist or public health officer. It is President Donald Trump.
President Trump made those comments in 2020 at a top of the White House in honor of the Operation Warp Speed ​​Initiative of his administration. Traditional vaccines often take years to develop. But thanks to a groundbreaking technology called MRNA and huge partnerships between government agencies and private companies, a powerful vaccine for COVID-19 was developed less than a year after the virus was developed.
President Donald Trump signs an executive order on vaccine distribution during an Operation Warp Speed ​​Summit in the White House on December 8, 2020 (Reuters/Tom Brenner)
His prediction that those vaccines would be a game changer turned out to be correct. COVID-19Gaccins have saved at least 3.2 million lives in the United States and millions more around the world. During a very dark time it was an incredible achievement for our country.
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Nevertheless, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Minister of Health and Human Services, undermines the performance by canceling substantial federal research investments in MRNA-De Technology that has already led to approved vaccines for COVID-19 and RSV, and has an enormous potential for many diseases and treatments for many diseases.
Instead of supporting researchers at the point of revolutionizing vaccine sciences and saving countless lives, Secretary Kennedy has chosen to bind their hands. This decision will delay our progress, our nation overtellers for the next major emergency for public health and the leadership of America on scientific and medical areas considerably damaged.
President Trump must order Secretary Kennedy to reverse this short -sighted decision.
As a pediatrician for more than 30 years I took care of children from all layers of life. Some had great health insurance; Others had none. Some lived in rich neighborhoods; Others grew up in poverty. But regardless of their circumstances, I aimed to give all my patients the best possible care. That is how every doctor should approach medicine, and it is also how policy makers should approach their jobs. Health is too important to be politicized.
Scientists have been studying MRNA technology and the more than 13 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines that have been administered worldwide for decades, researchers have enabled researchers to assess their impact. The results are clear. MRNA technology has already saved millions of lives.
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It is also incredibly safe; The vast majority of side effects associated with mrna Covid-19 vaccines are small and do not require medical intervention. The great thing about this specific technology is that scientists who can quickly update and adjust vaccines to maintain changes in the viruses on which they focus without sacrificing quality or safety.
But the potential benefits of mrna technology go much further than a single virus. Scientists work on mrna vaccines and treatments that can focus on several types of cancer, genetic disorders, various other breathing viruses and all kinds of rare diseases. Financing MRNA research is now also of crucial importance to help us precede the next major emergency situation for public health, when and where it comes.
That is why the decision of secretary Kennedy to end federal MRNA investigations and instead to rely on older and slower vaccine technology is deeply defective. Health secretaries should not deny that Americans proven medical care. It is just wrong to put medical innovation in its mark for ideological purposes.
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When it comes to your health, listen to the people you trust the most – your doctor or nurse – instead of politicians. As President Trump said, his COVID-19 vaccines a ‘medical miracle’, and MRNA has so much promise for more Operation Warp Speed-Type victories in the coming years.
But to make that happen, politicians have to unleash American innovation and let our scientists and researchers do what they do best.
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