Neanderthals And Humans Were at War For Over 100,000 Years, Evidence Shows

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8. Regarding medicine and pure science,

many medical practitioners are far removed from research findings. Maybe just too much going on for them to keep up with. Docs, PA's, and NP's are focused more on established, practical, and tangible results than on theoretics and novel developments.

On med office visit early last February, I expressed concern to a physician assistant about my susceptibility to viral infections and the new coronavirus. At that time, most focus was on China, although a few "isolated" cases were reported in the US from people returning from China.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see how a highly infectious disease can spread, just an understanding of how people live and interact. Plus some reasoning, e.g. more unreported cases likely in people who thought it was the flu. And a realization that, in today's world, many people travel abroad. Also, there's a long history of viral pandemics starting in one region and spreading. As a child, I barely survived a new flu virus that had originated in China and became a world wide pandemic.

But my PA ridiculed my concern by saying that western NY was a long way from China. Refused to discuss what precautions I might take as ridiculous concern over an improbability. Within a month, we were in lockdown.

I reject off the wall nonsense, but I trust my judgment on solid info that is soundly reasoned through, from reliable sources, even if my med practitioners are not yet aware of it.