Letters To The Editor
On Defense
The other night I had the opportunity to visit a local emergency room. I was able to speak with hospital personnel who not only treated patients with the coronavirus but had to be treated themselves. I spoke with a 30-something EMT who said he had been in a fight for his life.
Once you speak to those who have had this disease in a serious form and those who have treated these patients, one realizes the seriousness of this disease. You can look at statistics and other information that tell you there have been more serious diseases, and there have been, but this is not the common cold, no matter what some may try to tell you.
The response taken to this disease was logical and within reason, at least initially. We entered unknown medical territory and we have learned. Those of us in medicine realize that there are no absolutes, and there is a lot of second-guessing. Mistakes will be made. Yet, we will learn. Can we keep this on a scientific level and avoid the politics and second-guessing?
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