Without outing myself because of the open nature of the forum I’ve been involved in the healthcare field on and off most of my adult life and now am in clinicals in a program that is DIRECTLY involved with the current epidemic.
It’s happening again and based on experience it will be much worse this wave.
I am a freedom lover and believe in right to freely associate and be safe in your papers and so on. Obviously I’m an American posting. This thing is killing people period, I see it daily. The vics are getting younger and younger by the day this time. The percentages of previously healthy with no underlying conditions (including arteriosclerosis and diabetes which are the main comorbidities) is rising.
Your rights end when you threaten the well-being of others. PERIOD.
I hope to hell that no one else has to die or go through this onslaught, but if you do and survive it it will change your mind about this and many other things as near death experiences always do.
I hope I do not have to see any of you in the ED’s I work in. That said your stupidity has increased my base pay by 25% so thank you wing nuts, my job security will only increase.
Frankly, as morbid as this sounds I can only hope that the lethality and length of time decreases to death like Marburg or Zaire so this thing can burn itself out faster before you dunces infect more people.
Opinions here are like assh@les, please healthcare providers only as the OP requested, or at least identify your occupations, so we can gauge the value of your responses.