A peer says the government is "in deep shit,” and it couldn't be more real

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Study after study in The BMJ and other major journals has indicated the effectiveness of this vaccine technology (doi10.1136/bmj.o2865 doi10.1136/bmj-2022-073070 doi10.1136/bmj-2022-072065).567 Now, a new study in The BMJ shows that maternal mRNA covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy protects infants against SARS-CoV-2 infection and hospital admission (doi10.1136/bmj-2022-074035).8 It is perfectly reasonable to hold an evidence informed view that mRNA vaccines are effective against SARS-CoV-2 and should be widely administered while demanding full disclosure of the safety data (doi10.1136/bmj.o102).9 As this study of vaccination in pregnancy highlights, there are also other nuances that must be considered before research evidence becomes policy, such as timing of treatment (doi10.1136/bmj.p241).10 Vaccine manufacturers' next goal is to develop mRNA vaccines to prevent cancer, one of the original ambitions for this breakthrough science (doi10.1136/bmj.o3041).1 Research is already advanced, although a reasoned debate on the wider application of mRNA vaccines seems unlikely. The political or commercial control of public interest data is an undesirable endpoint worthy of Warneresque levels of plain speaking condemnation. 1 Baraniuk C. When will the world get cancer vaccines? BMJ 2023;380 o3041. 10.1136/bmj.o3041 36609365 2 McEvoy J. Microchips, magnets and shedding here are 5 (debunked) covid vaccine conspiracy theories spreading online. Vaccine effectiveness of primary series and booster doses against covid-19 associated hospital admissions in the United States living test negative design study.