COVID-19 Vaccine Update with Dr. Italo Brown

It's official, on December 11, 2020 BNT162b2, aka the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 received Emergency Use Authorization by the United States Food and Drug Administration. As the first vaccine against the coronavirus approved for use in the United States, its acceptance amongst the general public will be critical in curbing spread of the virus and ending the pandemic as we know it. Is it effective? Is it safe? Is it something you should consider for yourself and your family. We discuss all of this in this episode and this will be the first in a series of episodes designed to give you the information you need to make the most informed decisions when it comes to this intervention. Check out the links below for more information:

The New England Journal of Medicine: Safety and Efficacy of an RNA-based SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine 

https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa2034577?articleTools=true

 

The New York Times: FDA Advisory Panel Gives Green Light to Pfizer Vaccine

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/10/health/covid-vaccine-pfizer-fda.html

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Vaccine Basics

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/basics/test-approve.html

 

The Undefeated: Half of Black adults say they won't take a coronavirus vaccine

https://theundefeated.com/features/half-of-black-adults-say-they-wont-take-a-coronavirus-vaccine/