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There were too many actions by public health that flew in the face of (my) medical training- having a rapid, organized, cohesive plan and a stratified response based on risk are a few examples.

Being told to go home, do nothing and wait till you get so ill you had to rush to the hospital was a nonsensical approach. Medicine doesn't say that to people with diabetes, hypertension, or depression... Prevention tends to be represented amongst functional, holistic and integrative medical providers... why couldn't the government suggest getting physically active, losing a few lbs, taking vit D (for example) to start?

Cutting medical providers (on the front line of care) and university hospitals out of problem solving is illogical and a loss for public health. They are fertile sources of innovative treatment ideas. I don't blame individuals (in the general public) who seek ways to reduce risk, treat at home. I myself made several changes, including dietary (such as- cutting sugar out) to give my body a slightly better chance to protecting itself the way it was designed.

my residency training director had a phrase framed on his office wall when i interviewed- there is no such thing as a free lunch (referencing pharma)... it speaks to your question about pharma's generosity. Medication is important, a needed tool and access to treatment is important, however we forget our health does lie in our hands and there is so much we can do about it. thanks for this piece.

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Mar 2, 2022Liked by Modern Discontent

I couldn’t bring myself to watch the SOTU. Glad I didn’t, because the part you described would have put me in fits. The most bewildering thing about the last 2 years has been the fact that when someone tests positive the official advice is “oh well! Wear a mask and hope you don’t die!” My unvaxxed family (to our knowledge) has never had it, but we take Vit C & D daily and I have quercetin and zinc on hand. I also “know a guy” for IVM ;) I’d rather try those than paxlovid, thanks anyway, Pfizer.

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Mar 2, 2022·edited Mar 2, 2022Liked by Modern Discontent

In my 54 years as an RN, there has never been an illness, condition or even injury that we did not seek to prevent or treat as early as possible. “Nip it in the bud!” With that in mind, I started looking, reading, listening for a signal as to what to do to stay well for my family and others. I discovered there was a protocol to prevent and treat Covid-19 early. We used it and shared it successfully with those; everyone one got well; no one was hospitalized. Sadly not in time to help our 39 yr old neighbor who suffered 6 wks in ICU never seeing his family again. Too many people suffered needlessly.

Extrapolating the efficacy and safety records of repurposed drugs then applying them is how clinicians can use their knowledge to address new presentations of illness.

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Mar 2, 2022Liked by Modern Discontent

Not to mention,as my wife the doctor who specializes in early treatment for kidney disease says, PAXLOVID is kidney toxic

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Couldn't agree with you more. I work in a hospital pharmacy in the northeast and saw (and continue to see) how therapeutics were not used effectively to combat the disease, as we received shipments of Regeneron and subsequent antibodies, which collected dust in our refrigerators for months! As Paxlovid and molnupiravir came into our possession, it was the same case, as I did not see these treatments being used. I finally sent a letter to our clinical/management team, voicing my concerns regarding the absence of timely implementation of early treatment therapeutics and suggested they go back and review biothical principles, which seem to have been disregarded by most in medicine throughout this whole pandemic. I am convinced that one of the major drivers of the lack of use of these therapeutics is that they all are for outpatient use and may not allow the hospital to secure as much government covid monies. Our inpatient use of Remdesivir, on the other hand, has been consistent throughout the pandemic.

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Mar 2, 2022·edited Mar 2, 2022

Has anyone looked into what paxlovid actually is yet and if we’d even want to take it??

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