My husband’s PCP has had 2 confrontations with my husband about the vaccine. Husband is recovering from cancer, very weakened and doesn’t want it until he knows more about it. His doctor, who was a great friend of his, got into a yelling match with him, telling him to DO HIS PART and take the shot. Husband refused and doesn’t consider him to be a friend anymore and is looking for another doctor.
He and I are still in shock over this.
“His doctor, who was a great friend of his, got into a yelling match with him, telling him to DO HIS PART and take the shot”
I would find it difficult to suppress laughter at that argument. I would helpfully explain to him that I never understood why the pleasure ridges on a condom are all on the outside where I can’t feel them.
at this point i look at the vax/no vax debate as a religious schism.
I am not disputing the merits of one view or the other (I do have a fairly precise view personally), just that I think in terms of the social division over this, it makes more sense to treat it like everyone’s church has split, with an official/legacy organization and a splinter organization. that is probably the best way to frame (and avoid) these types of problems in general.
personally, I had to process FDA PDUFA trial and adcom/approval material for years, and while I have no formal medical training, I did get a sense of how the FDA handled new meds, safety questions, etc. it was clear almost instantly to me that the trial/safety data requirements for these meds were very intentionally intended to avoid finding safety issues, and nothing since has changed my opinion.
We need to sanction and shame the entire country of India for treating their population with horse paste. Thank you, please come again