Of course, when you talk about the "marginalized and the vulnerable", there is not a single mention of those who are disabled. Especially those who are immunocompromised. I am so incredibly tired of public health leaving us, the truly most vulnerable, out of health equity conversations in relation to COVID. Nobody is asking for 2020 shutdowns, we are asking for cleaner air- that is widespread HEPA usage and masks in essential settings of daily living (most wore them just fine for a few years until some people in your field just stopped requiring them because they got tired of it). Are you cool with the "tradeoffs" in some places now, where in IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS, masks are optional and we cannot safely access care? BTW, considering you are going maskless on the lecture circuit these days, its pretty clear whose side you are on (hint, not ours). I'm not fooled by your flowy prose. You are not the equity advocate I once thought you were.
This is an absolutely beautiful piece of writing. I deeply resonate when Dr. Galea reiterates Rudolf Virchow's viewpoint on Medicine as a social science, as I strongly believe that "every disease has two aetiologies: one pathological and one political"
Of course, when you talk about the "marginalized and the vulnerable", there is not a single mention of those who are disabled. Especially those who are immunocompromised. I am so incredibly tired of public health leaving us, the truly most vulnerable, out of health equity conversations in relation to COVID. Nobody is asking for 2020 shutdowns, we are asking for cleaner air- that is widespread HEPA usage and masks in essential settings of daily living (most wore them just fine for a few years until some people in your field just stopped requiring them because they got tired of it). Are you cool with the "tradeoffs" in some places now, where in IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS, masks are optional and we cannot safely access care? BTW, considering you are going maskless on the lecture circuit these days, its pretty clear whose side you are on (hint, not ours). I'm not fooled by your flowy prose. You are not the equity advocate I once thought you were.
This is an absolutely beautiful piece of writing. I deeply resonate when Dr. Galea reiterates Rudolf Virchow's viewpoint on Medicine as a social science, as I strongly believe that "every disease has two aetiologies: one pathological and one political"