Shame on all of you! The all of you I’m referring to are the Republicans and the Democrats. You have turned a medical illness, Covid, into a political disease and, in doing so, have aided and abetted the pandemic and indirectly killed many Americans. By inserting your political party’s interest into the battle against Covid, you have created confusion and distrust and have robbed your constituents of their peace of mind.
Over the last 40 years, I’ve had multiple new vaccines designed to defeat multiple infectious agents and not once have I had to deal with the confusion, fear and distrust sewn by the infighting between the Democrats and Republicans. Over the last 40 years, I’ve given “one and done” immunizations that, in time, proved to give temporary immunity and require boosters. Thank God, Washington stayed out of the immunization business until after I retired.
Let’s get one thing straight. Our screwed up medical system does not reward doctors for preventative care. That’s right. We get paid for treating illness and the worse the illness, the more we get paid. So, when your doc recommends a vaccine to prevent a disease, he is cutting his own financial throat.
It used to take me 15 minutes to get a flu shot consent. When my patient was particularly stubborn, I would thank them for not getting the shot saying, “I make $5 dollars off the shot and $350 if you get influenza. My landlord, staff and wife thank you for taking the more expensive path and bolstering everybody’s bank accounts.
Do yourself a favor. Ignore the Republicans and Democrats. Ignore the president, google, your friends and family. Don’t fool yourself. It takes years of training to be good at understanding medical research. Don’t do your own. CALL YOUR DOCS AND ASK THEM WHAT THEY RECOMMEMND. Hopefully, they know you; and, for sure, they know what’s going on in your neighborhood. Follow their recommendations. While not being paid to keep you healthy, most docs are dedicated to improving your health by practicing preventative medicine.
One more thing. As dangerous as Covid is, it is not close to being as bad as the political divide which is worsening day by day. God bless you and keep you safe and healthy. Remember, laughter is good medicine and it’s free.
Here’re your jokes for today:
Q: What is the difference between capitalism and socialism?
A: In a capitalist society, man exploits man; and, in a socialist one, it’s the other way around.
A little boy goes to his dad and asks, “What is politics?” The dad says, “Well, son, let me try to explain it this way: I’m the breadwinner of the family, so let’s call me capitalism. Your mother, she’s the administrator of the money, so we’ll call her the government. We’re here to take care of your needs, so we’ll call you the people. The nanny, we’ll consider her the working class. And your baby brother, we’ll call him the future. Now, think about that and see if that makes sense.” The little boy goes off to bed thinking about what dad had said. Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him. He finds that the baby has soiled his diaper. The little boy goes to his parents’ room and finds his mother sound asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny’s room. Finding the door locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed. The next morning, the little boy says to his father, “Dad, I think I understand the concept of politics now.” The father says, “Good, son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about.” The little boy replies, “Well, while capitalism is screwing the working class, the government is sound asleep, the people are being ignored and the future is in deep shit.”
