German Doctor Says Anti Vaxxers Should Not Get Ventilators

[Stickybottle]

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/anti-vaxxers-should-forgo-ventilators-german-doctor-says/a-55996805

Didn’t know whether to put this in Science or News because it’s 3 days ago and I just saw it on Ladbible on Instagram.
I believe he has a valid argument, but then who am I?

[burlyshirley]

I believe he's a disgrace to his profession, that's what I believe, for what it's worth !

[dannyk13]

I can understand his feelings but as a doctor he should remember the Hippocratic Oath.

[Mamyalynne]

He's wrong.

[TheChair]

He has a good point. Why should people who wilfully refuse to prevent infection expect to take up valuable resources and risk the lives of the doctors and other staff who would treat them?

[jackthehat]

It's a bit of a 'yah-boo-sucks' argument of the 'it'll serve them right' sort.
I think a lot of people will, on first reading/hearing, have a bit of sympathy with his stance.
But after a moment, human-feeling will kick in and they will realise that exercising a right *not* to vaccinate is no good reason to be denied life-saving treatment.

[bobbinwales]

Its going to be 2022 before we finish trying to vaccinnate everyone so how do we know whose a refuser?

[anneasquith]

He makes a valid point, but, won’t/can’t happen .

[Sqad]

Doctors don't take a Hippocratic Oath on qualifying.
Doctors should treat ANYBODY requiring medical attention and they do.

[dannyk13]

Sqad//Doctors don't take a Hippocratic Oath on qualifying.//
When did that cease?

[Sqad]

Danny.....about 70 years ago at least.

[wolf63]

sqad - was that before or after you retired?

[Sqad]

Don't understand you wolf.

[Khandro]

Probably culled from the German tabloid BILD which is a bit like the Mail on steroids.
It is ridiculous, you only have to think of an ambulance arriving at a German hospital with a sick patient & the medics asking, "Did he have the vaccine ? what no! - take him away".

[emmie]

no doctor would refuse treatment, they have a duty of care to all patients

[emmie]

sqad i think wolf was making a little joke....

[emmie]

like saying because the person drinks or smokes too much they won't be treated, absurd.

[Sqad]

emmie lol..?lol.....right.

Good one wolf

[woofgang]

danny in modern times they never did

[woofgang]

https://patient.info/doctor/ideals-and-the-hippocratic-oath

and he's wrong

[emmie]

this has been posed already when some have the view that those anti vaxxers like Piers Corbyn shouldn't get treatment if they fall ill. I hope he doesn't get it, but he shouldn't be refused treatment if he did