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Aella
@Aella_Girl
Recently was at the doctor, and he thought previous ppl who had treated me were wrong. "That's not the cdc recommendation", he said. But then he checked against, saw cdc had updated, and was like ok you're fine. It made me uneasy how much he just blindly trusted the cdc webpage-
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
Like, there was zero organic questioning in him. He didn't care why the cdc had updated, he didn't seem to doubt at all or want to investigate. It was like he just referred blindly to a manual and that was really scary. I do not have the same faith in the cdc that he did.
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PdV
@peterdevietien
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@Aella_Girl
Oh, oh OH would you love Canada. I’m five days into a two week solitary confinement with a $750k potential fine if I go on a walk in my neighborhood I had COVID in March and both vaccines so I’m immune af but that doesn’t matter one bit
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SCPantera
@SCPantera
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@Aella_Girl
In theory, as a healthcare professional you're not just trusting "the CDC" but you're trusting the people working at the CDC who ostensibly have the same credentials you do, who are taking the time to do the independent research you don't have time to do and giving you the result
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Neil
@neilgaynor
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@Aella_Girl
Professionals trust their colleagues’ expertise. Reading the CDC website *is* research because he knows the evidence the CDC evaluated and what standards they used—they are just physicians with different specialties.
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Tom Conerly
@tomconerly
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@Aella_Girl
I've had doctors not mention the top 3 recommended treatments (unsurprisingly the first recommendation worked for me). I'd love a doctor who did independent research but I'll take one that just passes along the guidelines rather than waste my time with garbage
Adam Loumeau
@AdamLoumeau
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@Aella_Girl
I wonder if the problem is with the CDC. Last time I checked, gov’t agencies exist to serve us, not vice versa. It’s shocking the lack of transparency in these organizations.
Jake William
@jakewilliam90
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@Aella_Girl
We don’t have time to know everything about everything. Just not feasible. We almost have no choice but to defer to governing bodies. Many docs treat according to the guidelines even if they don’t necessarily trust the guidelines. It’s the easiest way to defend your decisions.
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