Re: “Disbelief, worry from UW doctor after vaccine panel ouster” (June 16, A1):
Dr. Steve Pergam, medical director of an infection prevention at Fred Hutchinson Most cancers Middle, is so proper when he mentioned that “we’re the envy of most nations in how we deal with these insurance policies …” He referred to the work that the consultants on the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices did to offer us a COVID-19 vaccine.
Folks had a option to take the vaccine or not usually, however a minimum of we had the selection on this nation. We’ve got pricey associates in Canada who weren’t so fortunate as a result of Canada didn’t have the experience or infrastructure to make vaccines. Our associates in Canada informed us they had been nervous as they waited for one more nation to offer vaccines to Canada. And our associates mentioned they wished the vaccines that had been made in and vetted in America by our consultants.
For the reason that Republican Social gathering put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in place as U.S. Well being Secretary, the consultants on the ACIP are being dismissed. Will there be objectivity or experience left in our as soon as most-valued and trusted public well being businesses? I assume it’s now our flip to fret.
Leslee Shanahan, Shoreline
