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I have watched the interview with nurses from South Dakota that were caring for COVID patients near death in the ICU that still insisted COVID was a hoax.   So given, that entrenched view observed by nurses it is hard to believe any government official could issue a preventative or mitigation policy that will not have ~35% howling about liberty even if they find themselves in the hospital.

Call me skeptical about that anecdote.

https://www.wired.com/story/are-covid-pa...-they-die/

I posted it earlier, but after giving it a bit more thought, I think it falls under Colbert's definition of "truthiness": something that seems like it ought to be true but may or may not be.

Doering’s account is similarly a perfect fit for a narrative that has already been written, and one that has been passed along by respected people and prestigious outlets with scarcely any diligence at all. Even just a small amount of additional reporting suggests that her experience of encountering deathbed denialism and fury at Joe Biden could be more of a disturbing anomaly than a window on our troubled times. Even Doering herself seemed to float this possibility at one point during her CNN interview. “We have a lot of patients who are very, very grateful for their care, and very thankful for what you do,” she said to the host. “But unfortunately that’s not what I’m remembering right now.”

As someone who has practiced medicine in the ICU, now that I am thinking about it further, Doerings account doesn't jibe with experience.  I've never treated someone with COVID-19, and I've never practiced medicine outside of the coasts, so maybe it is different in South Dakota in the age of COVID-19, but I doubt it.  My guess though is that the vast majority of patients are very grateful for care, thankful for what they do, and trust their doctors and nurses.

BC

[BostonCard]

I have watched the interview with nurses from South Dakota that were caring for COVID patients near death in the ICU that still insisted COVID was a hoax.   So given, that entrenched view observed by nurses it is hard to believe any government official could issue a preventative or mitigation policy that will not have ~35% howling about liberty even if they find themselves in the hospital.

Call me skeptical about that anecdote.

https://www.wired.com/story/are-covid-pa...-they-die/

I posted it earlier, but after giving it a bit more thought, I think it falls under Colbert's definition of "truthiness": something that seems like it ought to be true but may or may not be.

Doering’s account is similarly a perfect fit for a narrative that has already been written, and one that has been passed along by respected people and prestigious outlets with scarcely any diligence at all. Even just a small amount of additional reporting suggests that her experience of encountering deathbed denialism and fury at Joe Biden could be more of a disturbing anomaly than a window on our troubled times. Even Doering herself seemed to float this possibility at one point during her CNN interview. “We have a lot of patients who are very, very grateful for their care, and very thankful for what you do,” she said to the host. “But unfortunately that’s not what I’m remembering right now.”

As someone who has practiced medicine in the ICU, now that I am thinking about it further, Doerings account doesn't jibe with experience.  I've never treated someone with COVID-19, and I've never practiced medicine outside of the coasts, so maybe it is different in South Dakota in the age of COVID-19, but I doubt it.  My guess though is that the vast majority of patients are very grateful for care, thankful for what they do, and trust their doctors and nurses.

BC