New piece in my @bmj_latest column: we must stop blaming & start protecting 'the unvaccinated'
If I blamed my patients for their illnesses, I'd hardly be a physician
As public health experts, we must figure out how to protect, not blame.
blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/08/06…
If I blamed my patients for their illnesses, I'd hardly be a physician
As public health experts, we must figure out how to protect, not blame.
blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/08/06…
2/ The natural responses to this will be 'but are people deserving of blame'?
That's not the question I'm trying to answer
I'm trying to re-focus this conversation on how we close the vaccination gap
Blaming 'anti-vaxxers' might make others feel better; not sure it helps.
That's not the question I'm trying to answer
I'm trying to re-focus this conversation on how we close the vaccination gap
Blaming 'anti-vaxxers' might make others feel better; not sure it helps.
3/ And beyond this, the 'unvaccinated' aren't a homogenous group of people; nor are 'unvaccinated' the same as 'anti-vaxxers'
Many of my patients who fell into the former group were confused by the aggressive pushes from the latter group #covid19
Many of my patients who fell into the former group were confused by the aggressive pushes from the latter group #covid19
4/ Instead, we must craft policies that focus on protecting the most vulnerable; in many places, this will be in the form of vaccine mandates
But mandates MUST be accompanied by means for people to get the vaccines
Transportation, paid time off, access to medical experts etc
But mandates MUST be accompanied by means for people to get the vaccines
Transportation, paid time off, access to medical experts etc
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