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The problem is the healthcare system. If the healthcare system collapses because doctors and nurses die, get long covid and can't work, or just burn out and lea
by zrail 5y ago
The problem is the healthcare system. If the healthcare system collapses because doctors and nurses die, get long covid and can't work, or just burn out and leave, then the chances of dying from literally everything else go up significantly. Easily treatable cancers don't get treated because there's no capacity. People who get hurt in car crashes don't get seen and die of infections or sepsis or whatever because there aren't any ER beds. Everyone delays elective care because there's no capacity.
In short, it's never been about saving the population in general, although that is a desirable side effect. The entire lock down and vaccination push has been about preserving the healthcare system. Doctors and nurses take many years to make, it's not exactly a quick fix.
- throwaway55421 5y agoSure, but despite global leaders knowing that this would be a forever thing, barely anyone has even begun to train more healthcare professionals.
- dageshi 5y agoQualified nurses take 3-4 years to train, doctors even longer.
- throwaway55421 5y agoRight, so when do we start? I don't see coronavirus going anywhere.
- shock 5y agoWe're nearing the 2nd year of the pandemic.
- timr 5y ago> If the healthcare system collapses because doctors and nurses die, get long covid and can't work, or just burn out and leave, ...or get fired because of vaccine mandates. Let's not forget about that, because it really does put the lie to the underlying concern here. Are folks worried about "health system collapse", or are they just indiscriminately terrified? If you're truly worried about the former, then it probably doesn't make a ton of sense to place a vaccination mandate on a group of people who largely got infected and recovered early in the pandemic -- at least offer recognition of natural immunity for health care workers!