THREAD: @nick_lawyer, health officer in Sanders County, MT says he was forced to resign after a local man blamed him for his wife’s death. The man accused Lawyer of preventing his wife from receiving Ivermectin, hydroxchloroquine & antibodies before she died due to Covid (1/9) 
Ivermectin and hydroxchloroquine are not proven to be effective treatments against COVID-19 and they are recommended for us by the FDA or CDC. Monoclonal antibodies is proven to be effective but Nick Lawyer says, in this case, the patient was in the ICU. (2/9)
A patient in the ICU would usually be too sick to receive monoclonal antibodies. There is a window of time that a patient has before they are no longer eligible to receive that antibody treatment. (3/9) more here: www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/dow…
Additionally, @nick_lawyer does not set county policy dictating what medication patients receive or do not receive. (4/9)
Sanders County, Montana has a population of roughly 12,000. Lawyer says he first ruffled feathers when he advocated for the following:
Vaccinations
Masking indoors especially at schools
Getting tested if sick
Staying home if sick
(5/9)
Vaccinations
Masking indoors especially at schools
Getting tested if sick
Staying home if sick
(5/9)
Opening windows to indoor spaces
Turning ventilation systems on to maximum
Avoiding large gatherings indoors if possible
Reducing risky behaviors
(6/9)
Turning ventilation systems on to maximum
Avoiding large gatherings indoors if possible
Reducing risky behaviors
(6/9)
Lawyer says he wrote letters advocating public health guidance to area school districts & newspaper editors. Lawyer says the county commissioner (who aren’t medical professionals) weren’t happy because he didn’t consult them before issuing that public health guidance. (7/9)
He also posted the public health guidance on social media and spoke about it at County commission meetings.
In Sanders County, 35 to 40% of people are vaccinated, according to Lawyer, who is a licensed physicians assistant. He works in a clinic, treating patients, locally (8/9)
In Sanders County, 35 to 40% of people are vaccinated, according to Lawyer, who is a licensed physicians assistant. He works in a clinic, treating patients, locally (8/9)
Nick Lawyer resigned on Friday. That day, he says the two local schools in his area were shut down due to Covid infections and Covid infections in the county were the highest they’d ever been compared to any other day in the pandemic. This was his resignation letter. (9/9)
Lawyer in his own words
https://twitter.com/davidbegnaud/status/1439766916831219712
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