Medical and Political Risk
Claudewell S. Thomas, MD, MPH, DLFAPA, is an established psychiatrist who is currently retired ,, He received his medical degree in 1956 at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and specializes in social psychiatry, public health psychiatry, and forensic psychiatry. Dr. Thomas was board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry... more
As the multiple pandemics roll along, more and more Americans decide that they have had enough and resume to their pre-covid lives. The behavior, the shortage of beds, and emergency equipment and personnel are raising havoc in most. There's no coordinated federal approach and state and local jurisdictions have different arrangements and varying relationships with courts and medical organizations.
The risks are from Super Flu, Covid, and its variants. resurgent diseases like Tuberculosis, Measles, and Gonorrhea. Syphilis, in short, is all of the vector diseases whose agents are enhanced by climate change. Metabolic illnesses like diabetes and cancer are also on the increase, responding to factors like diet and stress. Although diabetes and cancer are not superspreaders, vector diseases can be and can co-host superspreader events. Hate crimes involving guns, knives, and autos. etc are on the increase.
Recommendations: Follow social distancing principles. wear masks in public places. Be up to date with vaccinations don't engage in the challenge and respond to games with other drivers. Get diet recommendations from reliable sources. Postpone trips abroad.
