Cynic wrote

Admittedly from Facebook source so take it or
leave it for accuracy but worth thinking about.

Nope.

"I'm a doctor and an Infectious Diseases Specialist.
I've been at this for more than 20 years seeing sick
patients on a daily basis. I have worked in inner city
hospitals and in the poorest slums of Africa. HIV-AIDS,
Hepatitis,TB, SARS, Measles, Shingles, Whooping cough,
Diphtheria...there is little I haven't been exposed to in
my profession. And with notable exception of SARS,
very little has left me feeling vulnerable, overwhelmed
or downright scared.

I am not scared of Covid-19. I am concerned about the
implications of a novel infectious agent that has spread
the world over and continues to find new footholds in
different soil. I am rightly concerned for the welfare of
those who are elderly, in frail health or disenfranchised
who stand to suffer mostly, and disproportionately, at the
hands of this new scourge. But I am not scared of Covid-19.

What I am scared about is the loss of reason
and wave of fear that has induced the masses
of society into a spellbinding spiral of panic,

More fool you.

stockpiling obscene quantities of anything that could fill
a bomb shelter adequately in a post-apocalyptic world.

**** all are that stupid.

I am scared of the N95 masks that are stolen
from hospitals and urgent care clinics where
they are actually needed for front line healthcare
providers and instead are being donned in
airports, malls, and coffee lounges,

**** all are that stupid.

perpetuating even more fear and suspicion of others.

Hardly the end of civilisation as we know it.

I am scared that our hospitals will be overwhelmed
with anyone who thinks they " probably don't have
it but may as well get checked out no matter what
because you just never know..."

More fool you.

and those with heart failure, emphysema, pneumonia
and strokes will pay the price for overfilled ER waiting
rooms with only so many doctors and nurses to assess.

Taint gunna happen.

I am scared that travel restrictions will become so far
reaching that weddings will be canceled, graduations
missed and family reunions will not materialize.

Hardly the end of civilisation as we know it.

And well, even that big party called the
Olympic Games...that could be kyboshed too.

Hardly the end of civilisation as we know it.

Can you even imagine?

Yep.

I'm scared those same epidemic fears will limit trade,

More fool you.

harm partnerships in multiple sectors,

Ditto.

business and otherwise and ultimately
culminate in a global recession.

Hardly the end of civilisation as we know it.

But mostly, I'm scared about what message we
are telling our kids when faced with a threat.

More fool you.

Instead of reason, rationality, openmindedness
and altruism, we are telling them to panic, be
fearful, suspicious, reactionary and self-interested.

Hardly the end of civilisation as we know it.

Covid-19 is nowhere near over.

Duh.

It will be coming to a city, a hospital, a friend,
even a family member near you at some point.

Duh.

Expect it. Stop waiting to be surprised further.

Go and **** yourself.

The fact is the virus itself will not
likely do much harm when it arrives.

Its already killed thousands and ****ed the lives of
hundreds of thousands in only a couple of months.

But our own behaviors and "fight for yourself
above all else" attitude could prove disastrous.

Fantasy.

I implore you all.

Down on your knees...

Temper fear with reason, panic with patience
and uncertainty with education. We have an
opportunity to learn a great deal about health
hygiene and limiting the spread of innumerable
transmissible diseases in our society.

Bull****.

Let's meet this challenge together in the best spirit
of compassion for others, patience, and above all, an
unfailing effort to seek truth, facts and knowledge as
opposed to conjecture, speculation and catastrophizing.

Too boring.

Facts not fear. Clean hands. Open hearts.
Our children will thank us for it.

They never do.

#washurhands #geturflushot #respect #patiencenotpanic