#ScienceMatters , and respect for established science should always trump flat earth opinion, even when it’s from one of your own ex-faculty!
#PrimumNonNocere @StanfordMed
(1/7)

https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/read-the-open-letter-from-stanford-doctors-on-scott-atlas/813b50f72b6543b4/full.pdf

Great bullet points, every one of them, from some great colleagues @ArunaSubraman12 @StanDeresinski

“The use of face masks, social distancing, handwashing and hygiene... substantially reduce the spread of #COVID19 . Crowded indoor spaces INCREASE the risk” (3/7)

(4/7) “Transmission of SARS-COV2 frequently occurs from asymptomatic people... testing Asymptomatic people especially with exposure is [therefore] important to break chains of transmissions”

(5/7) “children of all ages can be infected... while infection is less common than in adults, serious short-term and long-term consequences of CovID are increasingly described”

(6/7) “Pandemic will be controlled when a large proportion..develop immunity, and that the safest path to herd immunity is through... rigorously evaluates, effective vaccines”

(IE not “naturally” acquired through infection !)

(7/7) “...encouraging her immunity through unchecked community transmission is not a safe public health strategy... causing a significant increase in preventable cases, suffering and death, especially amongst vulnerable populations...”

AMEN!!!