“The downstream health effects are being massively under-estimated and under-reported. This is an order of magnitude error.” “It is impossible to overstate the short, medium, and long-term harm to people’s health with a continued shutdown.”https://www.forbes.com/sites/gracemarieturner/2020/05/22/600-physicians-say-lockdowns-are-a-mass-casualty-incident/ …
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Forbes contributor who runs a right leaning think tank funded by the Scaifes.
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The letter is real thoughhttps://www.scribd.com/document/462319362/A-Doctor-a-Day-Letter-Signed …
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Yes if I were running a 501c3/501c4 on the issue, a very smart tactical thing to do would be to collect signatures from physicians in depts who are seeing fewer elective procedures as a result of this.
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However you’re sharing this on the day that we’ve literally crossed the 100,000 death mark in ~3 months. (Which is more than 2X the annual suicide rate). So think about that.
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Sar Haribhakti Retweeted Bob Wachter
icymi https://twitter.com/bob_wachter/status/1264960431057076224?s=21 … (not making any point but just relevant to this discussion)https://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter/status/1264960431057076224 …
Sar Haribhakti added,
Bob WachterVerified account @Bob_WachterWe know many that non-Covid patients are foregoing care, risking harm & creating a huge financial hit to hospitals. My wife@katiehafner's must-read@nytimes piece https://nyti.ms/3ekQOky explores sources of dread: both fear of Covid & no-visitor policies.Show this thread1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarthakgh @kimmaicutler
This would be true lockdown or no. People are scared of going to doctors and hospitals.
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The virus will tell us when people will feel safe going back to these establishments more than “lockdowns”
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Yup! Feeling safe is the north star
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