Absolutely bonkers!
I said, “I am going to treat you with, remdesivir,....... “Not nearly as many doses of remdesivir have been given or studied in people and its long-term side effects are still unknown,” I said. “Do you still want me to give it to you?”
“Yes” he responded, “Whatever it takes to save my life.”
It did not work.
My patient died nine days later from a fatal stroke. We, the care team, reconciled this loss by telling ourselves: He made a personal choice not to get vaccinated, not to protect himself or his family. We did everything we could with what we had to save him. This year, this tragedy, this unnecessary, entirely preventable loss, was on him.
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has mutated countless times during this pandemic, adapting to survive. Stacked up against a human race that has resisted change every step of the way — including wearing masks, social distancing, quarantining and now refusing lifesaving vaccines — it is easy to see who will win this war if human behavior fails to change quickly.
Los Angeles Times
Monoclonal antibody treatment is about $1500 per dose, and this treatment is only in the first week or so of infection. This is why a hypocrite like Governor Abbott of Texas was able to receive such treatment -- he knew right away he was infected because he gets tested daily.
ReplyDeleteTime for this doctor to spend some time in the palliative unit.
ReplyDeletePalliative care shouldn't get priority when resources are scarce either. It's sort of a bad example since palliative care is a different type of care and requires different types of resources. There aren't shortages of morphine and ice cubes. But there are other shortages. The hospitals in the city I live in have had to occasionally tell ambulances they can't take more patients. Why should the rest of us suffer for the selfish stupidity of these anti-vaxxers? It's time for these personal responsibility types to live their raps.
DeleteJoe, lots of ice cubes here in Canada.
DeleteJust noticed that the days are getting shorter :(
Greek, no need to be needlessly cruel and rub in how you live in a better country than I do.. but all is not completely well in the great white north. You have a secret queen hahahaha https://news.yahoo.com/woman-claims-secret-queen-canada-193444312.html
DeleteI'm fine with hospitals turning away umvaccinayed people once they get close to full. Alcoholics don't get liver transplants, I see nothing wrong with giving unvaccinated people lower priority.
ReplyDeleteHospital resources are continually wasted on people who cannot be saved, usually in the final 3 months of life. Making them comfortable should be the priority.
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