Excellent and powerful analysis! Clearly, the FDA approach and consequences need to be thoroughly reviewed and investigated and lessons learned for future pandemic & similar emergency decision making and response. The whole COVID matter is a different story, of which the FDA issues are a 'tip -of-the-iceberg' indicator. The clear absence of a 9/11 like commission with unlimited subpoena power was too dangerous for too many. With literally trillions sloshing around controlled by a certain 'family', this was never going to happen.
Separately, the questions of right and wrong, ethics and morals are perennial challenges. This is a matter for all of humanity to deal with. It's been around forever. Minor improvement keep occurring with occasional back sliding.
In case, I applaud you highly logical, persistent, and persuasive approach.
Thanks for this great summary! I'm already in your choir, but your preaching illuminated a number of important facts that are new to me. I especially appreciate the details on the rapid tests and the Pfizer vaccine.
The only minor bone I might have to pick is that you talk about preparing for future pandemics, but these types of fiascos are still unfolding during the current pandemic. At the risk of indulging in shameless self-promotion, I note my recent coverage of the ongoing Xocova debacle:
I agree that the FDA should be the center of an investigation but I'd like to see the CDC included (or a separate commission). Excellent piece and a reminder of changes still badly needed. We got off relatively lightly for a pandemic this time. It could be far, far worse and we should be ready. Too much obsession with AI risk and not enough with a known, clear risk.
Excellent and powerful analysis! Clearly, the FDA approach and consequences need to be thoroughly reviewed and investigated and lessons learned for future pandemic & similar emergency decision making and response. The whole COVID matter is a different story, of which the FDA issues are a 'tip -of-the-iceberg' indicator. The clear absence of a 9/11 like commission with unlimited subpoena power was too dangerous for too many. With literally trillions sloshing around controlled by a certain 'family', this was never going to happen.
Separately, the questions of right and wrong, ethics and morals are perennial challenges. This is a matter for all of humanity to deal with. It's been around forever. Minor improvement keep occurring with occasional back sliding.
In case, I applaud you highly logical, persistent, and persuasive approach.
Very convincing.
Thanks for this great summary! I'm already in your choir, but your preaching illuminated a number of important facts that are new to me. I especially appreciate the details on the rapid tests and the Pfizer vaccine.
The only minor bone I might have to pick is that you talk about preparing for future pandemics, but these types of fiascos are still unfolding during the current pandemic. At the risk of indulging in shameless self-promotion, I note my recent coverage of the ongoing Xocova debacle:
https://open.substack.com/pub/cbuck/p/life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-health
I agree that the FDA should be the center of an investigation but I'd like to see the CDC included (or a separate commission). Excellent piece and a reminder of changes still badly needed. We got off relatively lightly for a pandemic this time. It could be far, far worse and we should be ready. Too much obsession with AI risk and not enough with a known, clear risk.