I agree with that. They used this to get what they want. They continue to do so.
Perhaps others, regardless of profession, need to be more flexible in their interactions with their fellow citizens. Everybody has their own reasons behind their opinions. (I do not include the outright pot-stirrers which are plentiful on FR in this; those folks have their own strange little agendas.)
For example, I suspect quite a few of us may have lost loved ones who were put on ventilators. I lost a very dear longtime friend who was like a brother to me. He was on a ventilator for two weeks before he died. Last fall, another friend was put on a ventilator and she passed about a week later. Do I think it’s because of the ventilator? I honestly don’t know; I’m not a doctor. But it certainly gives one pause.
People who come huffing onto this site, claiming to be in the medical profession while talking down to others here, replying to them with stuffy remarks laced with insults aren’t doing the medical profession any favors. People have lost faith in and respect for the medical profession. Arrogance and condescension isn’t going to repair any of that; it’s only going to further alienate people.
Until they drop the attitudes, they’ll continue to be addressed with disdain and there’s no sympathy for that coming from this corner.
“Boris Johnson: 90% of Patients in ICU Are Double-Vaxxed”
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reported that the overwhelming majority of people who are in the ICU with COVID are already double-vaxxed. Johnson was trying to use this stat as a public plea to those who have not yet received their booster vaccine, but all he accomplished was further showcasing the ineffectiveness of the vaccine.
“According to some of the surveys I've seen 90 percent of people in ICU are people who are not boosted,” said Johnson. He also said that he “cannot stress enough how vital it is” to receive a booster jab”.
England's Boris Johnson confirms over 90% of people in ICU on ventilators are fully vaccinated but not boosted! https://t.co/FtJ58CThRw
— PeterSalemi (@RealPeterSalemi) December 29, 2021