The Soapbox

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The medical community owns a series of screw ups and inactions...or perhaps

more accurately once again relinquished their position of authority to the media big pharma or whoever came along. Once it was determined that a vaccine was going to be helpful it was the
vaccine, the vaccine, the vaccine. The vaccine is a hell of a lot better than a mask but why was the treatment glossed over. You've been diagnosed with covid? You should be fine.. go home. If you are an unlucky stiff who needs to be hospitalized we can intubate you and try to work magic from there. How many people are aware of the booster debate? An order of magnitude more than know about treatment. If you are diagnosed with covid how many patients know to take an antiviral, a monoclonal antibody, an anti inflammatory and anticoagulant. It works well why is it in the background?
While I'm bitching why isn't there an expert panel of doctors reviewing studies and making proposals instead of a single politico mouthpiece?
So yes it's about the feel good

(In response to this post by jpmHoo)

Posted: 08/25/2021 at 10:03PM

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They don’t. You’re a fool ** -- 111Balz 08/25/2021 8:51PM

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Are you avoiding something that seems obvious to even an idiot like me, -- hooshouse 08/25/2021 7:57PM

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