Hearing about State Governors wanting to reopen as early as this week, when less than 2% of the U.S. population has contracted COVID-19 seems like a disaster waiting to happen. Especially since COVID-19 seems to have an R0 of 2.2-5.7 (i.e. for every person infected they infect 2-6 more people). Has nothing been learned from the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic?
First I want to say thank you to all the doctors, nurses, hospital staff, and healthcare professionals in the hospitals right now on the front lines, doing their best to save lives with limited supplies while putting their own health at risk. You are heroes!!!
Second, to the doctors in group practices in Massachusetts, remember your oath and who your customers are. Ask yourself, how well are you really serving patients right now? If it was your mother, your father, your son, or daughter, would you really speak to them the same way you're currently speaking to your patients? Are you doing what’s best for your patient in these trying times? Or are you doing what’s best for you?
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