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#COVID19 has killed people. #COVID19 has caused long term disabilities that have yet to be defined. #COVID19 has led to economic collapses across the world. #COVID19 has led to worsening substance abuse, suicide, and delays in presentations regarding acute emergencies
Especially regarding stroke presentations (my world). #COVID19 has crippled the economy of my city (Birmingham) where growth was so vibrant before this year. #COVID19 had hurt small businesses. #COVID19 has led to system-wide panic. #COVID19 has set up restrictions
That have robbed of people the opportunity to hold the hands of their loved ones as they passed on to God. Everyone has been touched by this is in some way or another. Please take a second and look at your life. It's impossible for anyone in the US to say that they
Haven't been impacted by #COVID19 in some negative way. Everyone wants to either overplay or downplay this disease. Its become political. It's become a piece that is used by politicians (both have clearly used it for gain). I post this to point out that everyone has been impacted
In some way. Even the president supported shutting down the country in April. He openly endorsed it on television because his advisors said to consider finding ways to socially distance people. He won't admit to that right now but that's okay. It happened. And now
We have public officials (people elected to represent us) who are fighting to undermine science. I'll make this clear: politicians are public servants. Their jobs are not at the top of the spectrum of professions that require expertise (Tommy Tuberville is about to be a senator)
These people, including the president, are servants of the public. Medical professionals spend over 10+ years trying to master their fields. Can you imagine a celebrity business man stepping in to treat your carotid stenosis or scattered ischemic strokes just because people
Thought it would be cool to elect a non-medical person based on their ability to raise money for ads and influential media appearances? This is such a crazy time that our country is turning to non-medical people for guidance on medical issues. I don't know whether to say it
Is sad or whether it is pathetic and indicative of the influence social and polarized media has on the public. How embarrassing for the people who do not believe #COVID19 is important. Regardless of your affiliation, #COVID19 will impact your lives for the long term. Please
Elect someone who listens to science. Please.
