Trust is a critical factor in dealing with people especially professionals. Do we trust our accountant? If not that we have a problem. Do we trust our physician? If not things get worse. Now a recent news piece noted:
Former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx says she knew that the COVID-19 vaccines would not protect against infection. “I knew these vaccines were not going to protect against infection. And I think we overplayed the vaccines, and it made people then worry that it’s not going to protect against severe disease and hospitalization,” she told Fox News. “It will. But let’s be very clear: 50% of the people who died from the Omicron surge were older, vaccinated. So that’s why I’m saying even if you’re vaccinated and boosted, if you’re unvaccinated right now, the key is testing and Paxlovid. It’s effective. It’s a great antiviral. And really, that is what’s going to save your lives right now if you’re over 70, which if you look at the hospitalizations, hospitalizations are rising steadily with new admissions, particularly in those over 70. And so if you live in the South — I know people keep talking about the fall — I’m worried about the South.”
Now any first year med student should know that vaccines produce antibodies which in turn fight viruses when a person is infected. They do NOT prevent infection, whatever that means. The prevent the symptoms of the infection and allow the immune system to kill of the virus.
Now the previous President is not educated in medicine but his advisors are. Thus what he says reflects their expertise. If they prevaricate in telling him things then they have breached their duty not only as a Government employee but as a physician. The trust is gone, gone forever.
Over the past two plus years I have written excessively about this virus. Regrettably I have had to explain how viruses work to many colleagues, some being physicians. But this virus has infected and reinfected vaccinated people. The only solution is distancing, staying out of crowds, and time. As we may guess the virus will mutate to so low level chronic issue.
But the loss of trust resulting from the actions of people like those above means we no longer believe anything a Government employee says. A bad way to run a democracy.
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