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Upset Covid Frontline Nurse Delivers A Spot-On Twitter Thread On People’s Mistrust In Modern Medicine
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Upset Covid Frontline Nurse Delivers A Spot-On Twitter Thread On People’s Mistrust In Modern Medicine

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Recent times have been challenging in many ways for everyone. The pandemic has not only put a burden on medical care, but also caused a stir among people. The confrontation between vaccinated people and anti-vaxxers is one of the most discussed topics in today’s world: the statistics and scientifically proven information against misinformation and personal beliefs. The flow of quick updates and non-stop flow of facts and their interpretations. All of this in just a span of almost two years has made people question everything they see and hear. Having this in mind, Twitter user @jessicam6948, who is a nurse practitioner in the intensive care unit, shared what it’s like to be a frontline worker in a hospital.

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Today’s context shows that Covid-19 has not only taken a toll on people’s health but also divided them

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Jessica started her post by remembering people she had to see die because they were not only the victims of the pandemic but also victims of lies and misinformation. According to her, these young people could’ve survived if they had been vaccinated. However, all of these people, four of them in one night, have died because they or their close ones believed that the vaccine would cause more damage than actually help.

This Twitter user decided to share her experience of working in an intensive care unit and spread awareness of what misinformation can do to people

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According to Voice of America (VOA) news, 45% of people who have not yet been vaccinated say that they are “definitely not” getting vaccinated, and only 3% of those who haven’t had their vaccine yet say that they will get the shot. The reason for these numbers to appear is that these people do not trust the vaccine. However, this point of view started a “pandemic of the unvaccinated”—a rise in the number of people contracting COVID-19 among those who haven’t been vaccinated.

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In her Twitter thread, the user also pointed out that one of her coworkers had their tires slashed, but security managed to catch this person. This is only one of many examples of how medical staff is put at risk besides being highly exposed to COVID-19.

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She finished her thread with the names of some well-known people who have authority and attract big audiences and who continue to spread contradicting views. One of these names includes Dr. Joseph Mercola, who is an osteopathic physician and an alternative medicine partisan. He is known for being one of the most influential coronavirus misinformation spreaders.

People online also expressed their concern and their point of view

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Konstancija Gasaitytė

Konstancija Gasaitytė

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Konstancija is a Content Creator at Bored Panda. She has a bachelor’s degree in Translation and Interpreting and a master’s degree in Future Media and Journalism. She is very interested in sustainable fashion and is a perfect companion to go to second-hand shops and antiques for nearly anything: clothes, books or furniture. Her interests also include photography, literature and hiking.

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NsG
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Matthew Bailey's comment has made me coldly angry. That creature (not Mr Bailey, the subject of his tweet) believes it has a "god given right to kill their kids"?! Right. Thats it. J'en ai marre. The human race is finished and we have these sputum filled piles of dog turd to thank for it. The gene pool is sadly in need of some bleach and I for one would love to drown the b*tch in some.

Freya the Wanderer
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder how many people who have the same s****y attitude regard themselves as "pro-life." Protect embryos and fetuses, screw children once they're born.

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John Baker
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If the anti-vax morons were only hurting themselves, I honestly wouldn't care, but they aren't. The idiot parents in this story murdered their daughter as surely as if they'd held a gun to her head and pulled the trigger. F**k them and f**k all anti-vaxxers. Cretins, every last one.

Louloubelle
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm with you. And I don't know if this is unique to the US because we have such a huge religious population, but I honestly think we need to be able to override a parents wishes in health issues. Would I want someone to do that to me, you might ask? Yes, if I'm not following the science. F*** your beliefs. Is your god so inadequate that he didn't help create the science?

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Zophra
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know what the anti-vax response will be. I am surrounded by people who will say, "Well those few people had underlying conditions... I'll be fine without the vaccine." Sigh.

Monday
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have no underlying conditions (that I know of) and I WILL probably be perfectly fine without a vaccine...but I'm damn well going to get one as soon as I qualify.

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NsG
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Matthew Bailey's comment has made me coldly angry. That creature (not Mr Bailey, the subject of his tweet) believes it has a "god given right to kill their kids"?! Right. Thats it. J'en ai marre. The human race is finished and we have these sputum filled piles of dog turd to thank for it. The gene pool is sadly in need of some bleach and I for one would love to drown the b*tch in some.

Freya the Wanderer
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder how many people who have the same s****y attitude regard themselves as "pro-life." Protect embryos and fetuses, screw children once they're born.

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John Baker
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If the anti-vax morons were only hurting themselves, I honestly wouldn't care, but they aren't. The idiot parents in this story murdered their daughter as surely as if they'd held a gun to her head and pulled the trigger. F**k them and f**k all anti-vaxxers. Cretins, every last one.

Louloubelle
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm with you. And I don't know if this is unique to the US because we have such a huge religious population, but I honestly think we need to be able to override a parents wishes in health issues. Would I want someone to do that to me, you might ask? Yes, if I'm not following the science. F*** your beliefs. Is your god so inadequate that he didn't help create the science?

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Zophra
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know what the anti-vax response will be. I am surrounded by people who will say, "Well those few people had underlying conditions... I'll be fine without the vaccine." Sigh.

Monday
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have no underlying conditions (that I know of) and I WILL probably be perfectly fine without a vaccine...but I'm damn well going to get one as soon as I qualify.

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