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The following line of thought is common among 'conservative' critics of the state of siege:

OK but if we let doctors run things, we would all stay inside for the rest of our lives - and eat no chocolate never have another drink & spend all of our time doing jumping jacks. Doctors would never advise you to take any risk ever I’m not sure we can hang our economy on that.

Unfair to real MDs. This crazy tyranny is created by lawyers, not by real MDs. The lawyers use corrupted MDs as paid Experts aka whores.

I don't have a lot of experience with MDs, but in recent years the MDs I've dealt with have been vastly more commonsensical than the "medical" websites or the paid Experts. The "responsible" "medical" websites are clearly run by lawyers and for lawyers. They do rule out ALL risk. Every single symptom is MEDICAL EMERGENCY CALL 911. Real MDs tend to take your history and lifestyle into account, not ordering unnecessary tests or unnecessary pills.

Relevant anecdote:

Soon after this mess started, I noticed some "scientific" studies that seemed to single out ACE-inhibitors like lisinopril as an accelerator for the Branded Flu. Lisinopril is the only medication I take, and it has proved highly effective in controlling blood pressure. I wouldn't want to give it up. The "news" made me anxious, which was not good for immunity.

I looked at more studies and found less certainty. The correlation might have been incidental. I emailed my assigned MD at Kaiser, figuring that since he was the official prescriber he might have better info. He didn't have better info; we briefly discussed the matter in a scientific way, not a doctor-patient way, and agreed that the evidence was ambiguous, so no problem.

That's common sense, and it matches previous experience with those folks.

Later research seems to indicate that ACE-inhibitors are distinctly protective and might even be worth prescribing for Branded Flu patients who aren't already taking them. Made me feel a lot less nervous!

Maybe MDs in some places are like the "responsible" websites, fiercely OCD about the slightest hint of risk. Or maybe the above idea is just a standard conservative misconception, like the notion that tenure causes lazy professors.   ¶ 1:20 PM