To suggest a harsh opinion on things here:
If you’re in a position of power, and not medically licensed, then giving authoritative medical advice to the public should be a crime - especially when such advice results in death.
If you’re in a position of power, and not medically licensed, then giving authoritative medical advice to the public should be a crime - especially when such advice results in death.
I don’t blame doctors for trying things back then to save lives. I do blame governments and authorities for tying the hands of doctors from trying new things because of political reasons. My sense is that there are probably far more pandemic deaths attributable to political posturing than to HCQ use.
for one example, while i have been out of the loop on this one for a while, iirc the use of mechanical ventilators in early stages of the pandemic, by medically licensed personnel was tantamount to medical malpractice. establishment will never admit it, at the very least for legal liability reasons.
via a cursory search, see eg https://www.practiceupdate.com/content/chest-2021-mechanical...
Not sure what the point you're trying to make is, but doctors always work with imperfect knowledge and mistakes are inevitable, but that doesn't detract from their utility overall.
Can't we just make peace with the fact that freedom means freedom to do dumb shit?
Free speech issues aside, there were plenty of doctors who recommended Hydroxychloroquine. I know a (good) doctor who thought that Ivermectin probably had in vivo antivral properties (before studies showed that it didn't). Lots of doctors have weird fringe opinions.
Does that make it unworkable?
Speech may become illegal if your intent is to hide known risk, but most certainly not for being wrong, otherwise you better be pounding your fist to arrest a huge number more of people honest wrong.
Your freedom shouldn’t impede on my freedom.
It's worth considering why we don't do that.
When will cigars, cigarettes, and alcohol be made illegal? - they're certainly not good for your health, and the evidence is everywhere.