FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump boards Marine One at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after receiving treatment for coronavirus in Bethesda, Md. Ethics experts say the special treatment Trump received to access an experimental COVID-19 drug raises fairness issues and the public's right to know more about Trump's condition.
Trump also received the antiviral remdesivir and the steroid dexamethasone, and it’s impossible to know whether any of these drugs did him any good.“He deserves special treatment by virtue of his office,” said George Annas, who heads Boston University’s center for law and health ethics. “The question is whether it’s good treatment.”
Trump was given the drug at the White House on Friday before he was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Walter Reed is not a site where the drug is being tested, so he may have met that criterion on technical grounds. Had he enrolled in a study, he would have risked being randomly assigned to a comparison group getting usual care rather than getting the drug.
“That crosses lines of appearing to promote a potentially unapproved product” in violation of FDA rules, she said. Rather than directing people to enroll in studies, it suggests “just call us up and we’ll cut the line for you,” she said. Trump spent three nights at a military hospital with a team of doctors watching him around the clock there and at the White House.Trump’s doctor has dodged some questions about details of Trump’s illness and cited health privacy rules. He has repeatedly portrayed Trump’s symptoms as mild, and said that oxygen was given to him on two occasions but that he was not short of breath.
MMarchioneAP Ha! You people never fail me. 😂😂
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MMarchioneAP Ethics experts...were not talking about the media now right?
MMarchioneAP FakeNews EnemyOfThePeople
MMarchioneAP Didn’t it matter when professional athletes had testing before the American people did before the seasons were put on hold?
MMarchioneAP Ethics and Trump. That's hilarious.
MMarchioneAP This is so stupid. Congress gets paid for the rest of their lives. They were able to exclude themselves from Obamacare. Congress can use taxpayer money to pay off sexual harassment. If this were Obama, this stupidity would not have been written.
MMarchioneAP I bet if Obama was sick this conversation would not be happening.
MMarchioneAP He’s the President. One guy.
MMarchioneAP The problem is that he hasn't received special treatment other than being seen at Walter read & travelling by helicopter. All the actual treatments received are available to all Americans, which shows that you have a great chance of surviving unless there are other factors
MMarchioneAP Nah. Now do Biden.
MMarchioneAP That’s not good enough. I need a signed list of 1500 ethicists who agree. Then I’ll be 100% convinced.
MMarchioneAP But don’t call “riots” riots, amirite AP?
MMarchioneAP Um, I want presidents to receive special treatment. And that includes Trump, Obama, GWB, Clinton. Even Biden, if he needs it.
MMarchioneAP Let me guess. Norm Eisen says
MMarchioneAP If I didn't know better, I'd think the AP didn't want the President of the United States of America to receive any special efforts to ensure his safety and security so America doesn't have to fear a sudden leadership void. But we all know that isn't the case!
MMarchioneAP Does the 'ethics expert' support abortion Of so, I got a few questions of my own.
MMarchioneAP “Right to try” renders this moot. Any and all Americans have access to the protocols used here, as millions have already shown us
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MMarchioneAP he's the president of the united states ffs
MMarchioneAP Ethics experts lmao. I can’t think of a more meaningless title
MMarchioneAP While the public has the right to know about their leader’s health... it’s expected that the president of a country would receive the best possible care that’s out there. If this were any other leader, I truly don’t think it would even be questioned.
MMarchioneAP Yep, and he gets to fly in a 747 whenever he wants. Get a grip. The President has always been treated differently.
MMarchioneAP SOOOOOOOO NOW YOU DON'T MIND THE DOUBLE STANDARDS. HYPOCRITES
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MMarchioneAP got to be the stupidest thing ever written.. TDS get help fool
MMarchioneAP The Doctors at Walter Read reported that very likely.. he would have been fine without ever going to the hospital
MMarchioneAP Ummm... didn’t he sign the right to try legislation?
MMarchioneAP Oh, now we trust Trumps push for the new experimental drugs. Democrats and the liberal media are pathetic
MMarchioneAP Great deal Pay $750 in taxes Get the best treatment in the world +210k dead wish they got the same
MMarchioneAP Where is your article arguing for our right to know about the attempted Coup against realDonaldTrump
MMarchioneAP All of those medications are in common use,your 'experts' can go back to WebMD.
MMarchioneAP It's laughable to believe this White House cares about ethics. Trump hasn't cared about ethics for half a century.
MMarchioneAP Wait so the US has unequal access. Who Knew?
MMarchioneAP Right to try
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MMarchioneAP Trump’s administration isn’t transparent. America will never know the truth on so many matters.
MMarchioneAP He got the same treatment as others except for the experimental drug that is now available, plus doctors were aggressive on treatment. Hospitals and doctors need to do the same and not just send people home and tell them come back when your worse!!!
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MMarchioneAP This is ridiculous. We go to extremes to protect the life of the President everyday. It costs a bunch of money and puts other people’s lives at risk, because he is the President. If this treatment is safe and effective I’m sure it will become widely available.
MMarchioneAP Sorry AP, but this is a stretch. Regardless of anyone’s feelings, he’s the frickin President.
MMarchioneAP Animal Farm meets the White House.
MMarchioneAP Trump has zero understanding of ethics.
MMarchioneAP Fairness? Life isn't faur, get over it
MMarchioneAP He's the president of the U.S. You should be embarrassed to publish this.
MMarchioneAP Bullshit headline. The special treatment was provided under an emergency use authorization. He has been trying to let all Americans use but yall bitch that he subverts the FDA. Frankly lets subvert the FDA, let the vaccine go forward without beaurat interference.
MMarchioneAP You're biased. Speculate as always. Stand Wih Trump. We're wiser now than ever.
MMarchioneAP HAHAHAHA.... you socialists are all the same.... demonize others trying to survive.
MMarchioneAP Fuck a mask
MMarchioneAP The AP misleads readers by not including the government healthcare plans of all employees.
MMarchioneAP The important thing is that the public cannot receive the same medical services the president receives, so the public must be aware of the seriousness of the virus.
MMarchioneAP Are they the official judges of all of us? How do you train for that? This is baloney. I am looking forward to a ethical man debate a socialist tonight, though
MMarchioneAP He's the damn president, of course he should get special treatment. I would say that no matter who it was, even that traitor Obama!
MMarchioneAP Got to be fairly brave to do an experimental drug.
MMarchioneAP Presidents and even ex presidents have always gotten special medical care. Somehow, jimmy carter, a man in his 90’s beats an aggressive form of brain cancer. Unheard of anywhere else; anyone else would have been long dead. Of course they get care not available to us.
MMarchioneAP Would they be questioning this if it were Obama ? No, they are just mad he did not die. Meanwhile ObamaBidenGate the biggest scandal in US history, they should question that.
MMarchioneAP Shocking
MMarchioneAP Who is an ethics expert And what makes them an expert?
MMarchioneAP AP, Do an article on the special treatment Trump gets with commuting in a helicopter. It's not fair when the public is stuck in their cars. We should all get access to a helicopter.
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MMarchioneAP The therapy President Trump received was similar to what most hospitalized COVID-19 patients receive.
MMarchioneAP laugh at experts daily laugh at journos hourly
MMarchioneAP wouldn’t report it accurately. So I don’t see any reason for realDonaldTrump to tell them a damn thing. And the Right To Try Act gives ANYONE the right to take experimental treatments.
MMarchioneAP Trump signed the Right to Try EO. Anybody can get the same treatment and non are too expensive. NOW do congress medical exemption from Obamacare..
MMarchioneAP Ethics states that the world has been infected with Trump derangement syndrome due to their own ignorance and stupidity to believe democrat leaked scams on Trump!
MMarchioneAP He deserves the best treatment possible.
MMarchioneAP I think we have been wondering about fairness and ethics in every single time he opens his mouth....
MMarchioneAP Stop feeding the narcissist. DontRetweetTrump
MMarchioneAP It's not the first time he's tried experimental drugs. Remember early in the year? I forget what it was called.
MMarchioneAP The same people that wants to cast doubts on the effectiveness of the vaccine.
MMarchioneAP Hahaha, this is the dumbest headline. Nothing in life is fair.
MMarchioneAP No 1 blames him 4 receiving drugs that r out of reach of ordinary people. He’s the CIC What bothers us is he then shows absolutely no empathy after his illness He is back to no mask, insists on going back to normal, etc I honestly thought he wud have a Boris Johnson moment
MMarchioneAP HIPAA motherfuckers. This is AMERICA! 🇺🇲🇺🇲
MMarchioneAP You won't print it if it turns out to be HCQ + zinc.
MMarchioneAP Fairness? That ship sailed long time ago. A billionaire(?) who paid less than $800 in taxes. World class health care 24/7 while others suffered because they have no insurance. Millions unemployed & depressed while he can cavort on a whim. Fairness?😭😭😭
MMarchioneAP I’m curious what these same ethics “experts” say about late term & post birth abortion, this would show whether or not they’re fit to be called experts
MMarchioneAP But the article says it’s impossible to know if the drugs did any good. Are you fighting for access to one unproven drug for everyone? Confusing article. Because if everyone started taking a non-FDA approved drug, the AP woukd report recklessness. Still confused.
MMarchioneAP Oh this is where we draw the line on his ethics? Lmao wow
MMarchioneAP Experts or Trump haters?
MMarchioneAP Of course it does & we should and deserve to know about his condition!
MMarchioneAP HIPPA laws. Just sayin
MMarchioneAP Ethics? In 2020? What high horse are you riding?
MMarchioneAP He is the POTUS ffs. If he suffers the world will be affected and America would be a train wreck.
JuliaDavisNews MMarchioneAP Worth it to have him bragging about how strong & superior he is, when he's at a top hospital, has team of 10 doctors, & a bespoke treatment with an experimental drug, all paid for with OPM. Friends, family and co-workers of 210.000 dead/7 million sick Americans are so impressed
Mendez_Alese MMarchioneAP Effing bots are so damn annoying.
MMarchioneAP Pure Garbage article
MMarchioneAP Fairness? How fair is it that Obama, the fbi & intel knew HRC fabricated the Russian Collusion hoax to distract the public from her crimes & the FBI, knowingly, acquired a FISA to spy on an American citizen based on 'intel' from the subject of a prev FiSA for being a Russian spy?
MMarchioneAP If it was Obama or even a Bush, no one would question whether or not the PRESIDENT should get the very best medical care the country has to offer. Stop with these divisive and pointless articles.
MMarchioneAP 2020 has given us many, many signs! Trump gave us the final one, on that balcony. Anyone who still votes for him is a fool!
MMarchioneAP I think anyone with a brain knew he was gonna get special treatment. He's a President, of course he's gonna get the best possible healthcare. You think they give top of the line healthcare to a janitor? Only if he dies from poverty afterwards 🤣
MMarchioneAP Just something else for people to bitch about. Even if he wasn’t president he would still be able to get those medicines, he’s a billionaire and money equals access and special treatment.
MMarchioneAP I am an expert in my own ethics, thanks. This is blatant abuse of power in the presidency. Vote. Him. Out. 🤞🏼 😷✅
MMarchioneAP Instead of complaint, how about Congress gives a tax break to all citizens that would cover the cost of hospitalized Covid treatment. For most people, Covid will just fell like the flu and hospitalization will not be required.
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