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Editor,
I recently read a paper titled Intellectual Arrogance, by Allesandra Tanesini (Aristotlean Society, Volume 90, Issue 1, June 2016. Page 71-92). To paraphrase: Intellectual arrogance may foster timidity (fear of voicing differing ideas) and servility (going along to get along) for those who do not subscribe to a majority belief. Ignorance of all sides may be fostered in the absence of open and polite dialogue addressing differing beliefs. We all come away with less knowledge.
To hear President Biden state: “We’ve been patient, but our patience is wearing thin, your (the unvaccinated) refusal has cost us all.” And Dr. Fauci defining unvaccinated people as recalcitrant, stating “it is the responsibility to our society to give up our individual rights and receive the vaccine in order to end the pandemic” (NBC News September). These beliefs by two powerful figures run contrary to my beliefs.
Two points: One. The country of Israel has one of the highest vaccination rates, yet it is also dealing with a fourth wave of COVID-19, most are breakthrough cases (people who are fully vaccinated contracting the virus). Two. Are many of the main media outlets sharing the information about the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, a province in northern India with a population of 241 million people? Over a five-month period the number of positive COVID 19 cases went from 60,000 cases daily to 15 cases daily. There were no vaccines available…what did they do?
I do not believe the vaccine is the only solution to a treatable illness. I have been following the Frontline Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance since their inception in 2020. They are leading group of international critical care physicians/scholars who have developed treatment protocols for COVID-19. I appreciate their extensive review of the literature and published works addressing the many facets of the virus and its treatment. They have not been timid in their efforts to disseminate critical and hopeful information. The protocols are available online at FLCCC alliance.
People do not have to die; alternative therapies have been shown to be effective at prevention and early treatment.
Lisa Bertoglio, RN
Polson
