I have a based dentist. At my last checkup he didn't make his patients wear masks in the waiting room. When I talked to him after my checkup was complete, he told me that masks are pretty much useless to stop the spread of covid. He and the hygenist just wear them while checking my teeth to stop them from accidentally spitting into my mouth.
I know. People perceive doctors to be experts on everything regarding science of the human body and many other subjects they are not qualified in. Doctors are people who are trained to deliver medical products and services. They're not necessarily well versed in the science behind what they do.
They initially (early last year) tried that, with special red bagged containers. After a few days, they decided the cost and hassle weren't worth it. A few weeks later and we ran out of masks. There were no masks to give out to patients, and as a provider, you had to save your masks and reuse them.
There was no science or common sense behind this, just fear and people higher up making decisions they weren't qualified for. A lot of people died because of 'experts' that made decisions for everyone else, by fiat, instead of sound medical practice.
I asked exactly that question to my doctor recently -- after taking a beat down for refusing to wear a mask in the waiting room.
I watched his brain freeze in slo-mo -- and a stutter kick in.
Doctors are no smarter than anyone else . . . many are just drug pushers.
I have a based dentist. At my last checkup he didn't make his patients wear masks in the waiting room. When I talked to him after my checkup was complete, he told me that masks are pretty much useless to stop the spread of covid. He and the hygenist just wear them while checking my teeth to stop them from accidentally spitting into my mouth.
I hate it when that happens...
They were smart enough to learn medicine but some are not smart enough to apply what they learned in novel situations.
I know. People perceive doctors to be experts on everything regarding science of the human body and many other subjects they are not qualified in. Doctors are people who are trained to deliver medical products and services. They're not necessarily well versed in the science behind what they do.
They initially (early last year) tried that, with special red bagged containers. After a few days, they decided the cost and hassle weren't worth it. A few weeks later and we ran out of masks. There were no masks to give out to patients, and as a provider, you had to save your masks and reuse them.
There was no science or common sense behind this, just fear and people higher up making decisions they weren't qualified for. A lot of people died because of 'experts' that made decisions for everyone else, by fiat, instead of sound medical practice.
Yep, exactly. Your second paragraph sums it up.
I would have loved to see that.