Emergency Room Physician: ‘I Don’t Blame Unvaccinated Patients, I Blame Fox’

KEILAR But explain to ░░░░░░░░ why you said what ░░░░░░░░ did that you don ░░░░░░░░ blame your patients you ░░░░░░░░ Fox DAVIDSON Listen I ░░░░░░░░ seen several Covid patients ░░░░░░░░ every shift for the ░░░░░░░░ week and every single ░░░░░░░░ of them has been ░░░░░░░░ When I see other ░░░░░░░░ you know I offer ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine I try ░░░░░░░░ talk to them about ░░░░░░░░ vaccine And so many ░░░░░░░░ them are just shutting ░░░░░░░░ the conversation I had ░░░░░░░░ patient tell me they ░░░░░░░░ afraid of the ingredients ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine And I ░░░░░░░░ well which ingredients and ░░░░░░░░ said well I don ░░░░░░░░ know what s in ░░░░░░░░ And we re in ░░░░░░░░ highly Republican area about ░░░░░░░░ percent vaccination rate 70 ░░░░░░░░ voted for the former ░░░░░░░░ When you see what ░░░░░░░░ being put out there ░░░░░░░░ the air waves what ░░░░░░░░ and other organizations and ░░░░░░░░ that is shared on ░░░░░░░░ and it just hits ░░░░░░░░ echo chamber it s ░░░░░░░░ that these messages are ░░░░░░░░ through to patients and ░░░░░░░░ re avoiding something that ░░░░░░░░ prevent them from getting ░░░░░░░░ sick or potentially dying ░░░░░░░░ Is there any specific ░░░░░░░░ that they re citing ░░░░░░░░ is it sort of ░░░░░░░░ as you just described ░░░░░░░░ you asked someone you ░░░░░░░░ their concern and it ░░░░░░░░ out they don t ░░░░░░░░ have a concrete concern ░░░░░░░░ It s extremely vague ░░░░░░░░ s just some people ░░░░░░░░ results in them getting ░░░░░░░░ angry and they just ░░░░░░░░ down the conversation They ░░░░░░░░ t want to talk ░░░░░░░░ it It s just ░░░░░░░░ from a healthcare standpoint ░░░░░░░░ ve been doing this ░░░░░░░░ 20 years when someone ░░░░░░░░ in with a chest ░░░░░░░░ and I recommended an ░░░░░░░░ and blood test and ░░░░░░░░ rays and some times ░░░░░░░░ to the hospital I ░░░░░░░░ t get this kind ░░░░░░░░ resistance because they re ░░░░░░░░ on my expertise my ░░░░░░░░ my knowledge of the ░░░░░░░░ But unfortunately with this ░░░░░░░░ disease we have a ░░░░░░░░ number of people getting ░░░░░░░░ information in so many ░░░░░░░░ places including Fox and ░░░░░░░░ it s just going ░░░░░░░░ against what we as ░░░░░░░░ professionals are telling them ░░░░░░░░ do KEILAR You write ░░░░░░░░ predictor of vaccine refusal ░░░░░░░░ Fox News viewership And ░░░░░░░░ also note they should ░░░░░░░░ to their family doctors ░░░░░░░░ medical advice not Sean ░░░░░░░░ whom researchers connected to ░░░░░░░░ infection rates That is ░░░░░░░░ that they re not ░░░░░░░░ to you when it ░░░░░░░░ to Covid That is ░░░░░░░░ advice I think of ░░░░░░░░ lot of public health ░░░░░░░░ They say listen to ░░░░░░░░ doctors But it sounds ░░░░░░░░ that s going unheeded ░░░░░░░░ It is And my ░░░░░░░░ is a family doctor ░░░░░░░░ talk about this nearly ░░░░░░░░ after her days in ░░░░░░░░ office She spends half ░░░░░░░░ her day talking about ░░░░░░░░ and some people get ░░░░░░░░ She said listen just ░░░░░░░░ I recommend mammograms and ░░░░░░░░ screening tests if I ░░░░░░░░ t talk to you ░░░░░░░░ this and then you ░░░░░░░░ it and get extremely ░░░░░░░░ or die I m ░░░░░░░░ to lose sleep over ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ bad about it and ░░░░░░░░ like I didn t ░░░░░░░░ my duty So you ░░░░░░░░ bless the primary care ░░░░░░░░ out there who are ░░░░░░░░ this everyday with most ░░░░░░░░ their time with their ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately KEILAR What do ░░░░░░░░ think needs to be ░░░░░░░░ to combat this misinformation ░░░░░░░░ Well you know I ░░░░░░░░ said it in the ░░░░░░░░ and I believe it ░░░░░░░░ people would just turn ░░░░░░░░ Fox turn off other ░░░░░░░░ channels turn off Facebook ░░░░░░░░ just go talk to ░░░░░░░░ doctors that would get ░░░░░░░░ there But short of ░░░░░░░░ it really is going ░░░░░░░░ be those private personal ░░░░░░░░ with people s family ░░░░░░░░ take care of our ░░░░░░░░ needs and their families ░░░░░░░░ know it s not ░░░░░░░░ to work in every ░░░░░░░░ it s maybe going ░░░░░░░░ work in some of ░░░░░░░░ cases and slowly I ░░░░░░░░ we ll get to ░░░░░░░░ point where we get ░░░░░░░░ people vaccinated where we ░░░░░░░░ see our way out ░░░░░░░░ this, I hope.”