What a delight to discover your Substack. And to read the above article. I briefly practiced psychiatry in Germany after attending med school there (in German, then my second language). Family issues necessitated a return to the US, could not take a year off to learn English vocabulary, take Boards, then compete with a bunch of people twenty years younger than I for a residency. So, I did other things.
Basics of epidemiology have not changed, nor have basics of how to deal with a viral pandemic: focus resources on the old and the fat, leave everyone else alone pending more information. Put patients outdoors in sunlight, because sunlight damages viruses and even a slight breeze dispels a vapor cloud. So, we did the opposite in Democrat-dominated areas, and tried to mandate the wrong approach nationwide.
N95 masks, worn properly, are fine for adults. NOT for children, period.
You are 100% correct, the basics of epidemiology have not changed. Not only were more lives lost by the so called Public Health policies but the the collateral damage will take years to unwind.
A month in, I put a model together and it predicted case fatality rate of 0.35%; it was based on prior coronavirus epidemics (SARS-1, MERS, a few others). I shared it and was pilloried. "Look at all the cases!"). Wrong focus. We needed to be looking at ICU admissions. Then, of course, I was told that ICUs are being over-run, they're at more than 80% occupancy!!!!" Nobody bothered looking at normal ICU occupancy rate of 85%.
I was driven from multiple internet fora for holding treasonous beliefs such as the virus originated in a Wuhan Level 2 Lab that was claiming Level 4 status. A number of people who had called me their friend simply stopped talking to me. That's why I'm on Substack.
Thanks for you kind comment. I am a small voice of a retired doc. Sadly many are afraid to speak up for fear of career threatening reprisals. Truth always wins out in the end which sometimes seems like an eternity.
What a delight to discover your Substack. And to read the above article. I briefly practiced psychiatry in Germany after attending med school there (in German, then my second language). Family issues necessitated a return to the US, could not take a year off to learn English vocabulary, take Boards, then compete with a bunch of people twenty years younger than I for a residency. So, I did other things.
Basics of epidemiology have not changed, nor have basics of how to deal with a viral pandemic: focus resources on the old and the fat, leave everyone else alone pending more information. Put patients outdoors in sunlight, because sunlight damages viruses and even a slight breeze dispels a vapor cloud. So, we did the opposite in Democrat-dominated areas, and tried to mandate the wrong approach nationwide.
N95 masks, worn properly, are fine for adults. NOT for children, period.
You are 100% correct, the basics of epidemiology have not changed. Not only were more lives lost by the so called Public Health policies but the the collateral damage will take years to unwind.
A month in, I put a model together and it predicted case fatality rate of 0.35%; it was based on prior coronavirus epidemics (SARS-1, MERS, a few others). I shared it and was pilloried. "Look at all the cases!"). Wrong focus. We needed to be looking at ICU admissions. Then, of course, I was told that ICUs are being over-run, they're at more than 80% occupancy!!!!" Nobody bothered looking at normal ICU occupancy rate of 85%.
I was driven from multiple internet fora for holding treasonous beliefs such as the virus originated in a Wuhan Level 2 Lab that was claiming Level 4 status. A number of people who had called me their friend simply stopped talking to me. That's why I'm on Substack.
Thinking about it.
Thanks for you kind comment. I am a small voice of a retired doc. Sadly many are afraid to speak up for fear of career threatening reprisals. Truth always wins out in the end which sometimes seems like an eternity.