Thread by @AbraarKaran

THREAD

1/ For those telling doctors like myself who have been working on #covid19 to "stay in our lane" re the #protests2020 - you couldn't be more wrong.

We see the effects of racism every day- both when we treat our patients, & even against us directly.

2/ We have seen racism play out in #covid19 outcomes.

We have seen it well before #covid19 in the health of our black/Latinx communities.

We will see it well after #covid19.

And being a doctor doesn't protect you. It doesn't.

https://twitter.com/JulieSilverMD/status/949257560258961408?s=20

3/ I have written about my own personal experiences with racism in medicine many times.

I have seen it play out almost daily in the hospital.

When people tell me "stay in my lane"-- this is my damn lane.

@WBUR @francesmargaret
wbur.org/cognoscenti/20…

4/ I have publicly voiced my concerns that protests & riots will lead to more outbreaks of #covid19.

From what we know about transmission dynamics & super spreading, this is what I expect.

And I worry that minority communities will be hit hardest again
boston.cbslocal.com/2020/05/30/geo…

5/ Do I support looting stores and vandalizing buildings?

Absolutely not. And neither do most leaders of color in this country who want to see real change

But, I also don't support police brutality, mass incarceration, racism and classism that has led us to this point

6/ I write this to make it clear: for those who are in medicine who have platforms and privilege, if you stay silent now, you have declared your position.

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

#protests2020

cc @choo_ek @drdavidwalton @RanuDhillon @AaronLBerkowitz @RheaBoydMD @IngridKatzMD @LashNolen @jeremyfaust @valstonemd

cc @AnnaMeiler @TiffanyChanWBZ @wbz