Morning Jolt: COVID-Vaccine Campaign Suffers as Feds Drag Their Feet

On the menu today: Whether our goal is persuading the unvaccinated to get their shots, or protecting kids as school begins, or ensuring that the elderly do not have declining immunity against COVID-19, our federal public-health bureaucracies are proving to be a persistently frustrating obstacle.

The FDA and CDC Run at the Speed of a Federal Bureaucracy

The heart of our problem is that the threat we face moves at the speed of a highly contagious virus, and the solution moves at the speed of bureaucracy.

Is our primary goal to persuade the unvaccinated to get vaccinated? Then we need to get the FDA to issue final approval, not just an emergency-use authorization, for the available vaccines. It's not the only solution, but it's a key part of a solution.

The New York Times estimates, based upon survey data, that 10 percent of U.S. adults describe themselves as unvaccinated but potentially persuadable to getting the vaccine, which the Times calls the "wait and see" group. That's about 21 ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY August 02 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY August 02 2021 COVID-Vaccine Campaign Suffers as Feds Drag Their Feet On the menu today: Whether our goal is persuading the unvaccinated to get their shots, or protecting kids as school begins, or ensuring that the elderly do not have declining immunity against COVID-19, our federal public-health bureaucracies are proving to be a persistently frustrating obstacle. The FDA and CDC Run at the Speed of a Federal Bureaucracy The heart of our problem is that the threat we face moves at the speed of a highly contagious virus, and the solution moves at the speed of bureaucracy. Is our primary goal to persuade the unvaccinated to get vaccinated? Then we need to get the FDA to issue final approval, not just an emergency-use authorization, for the available vaccines. It's not the only solution, but it's a key part of a solution. The New York Times estimates, based upon survey data, that 10 percent of U.S. adults describe themselves as unvaccinated but potentially persuadable to getting the vaccine, which the Times calls the "wait and see" group. That's about 21 ...   READ MORE

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