An Alabama doctor who says he is tired of seeing people die from coronavirus and now refuses to treat patients who have not been vaccinated.
Dr. Jason Valentine, who has practiced medicine at the University of Barcelona Diagnostic and Medical Clinic Infirmary Health in Mobile since 2008, posted a photo on Facebook this week pointing to a sign engraved on the door informing patients of its new policy that would begin Oct. 1.
The statement, made in a Facebook post that has since become private, but picked up by the Washington Post and AL.com, has generated praise and outrage from some online.
‘Dr. Valentine will no longer see patients who are not vaccinated against Covid-19, ”the message says.
“If they asked why, I told them that covid is a miserable way to die and I can’t see how they die like that,” he writes.
Dr. Jason Valentine, who has been practicing medicine at the Diagnostic Medical and Nursing Clinic since 2008, posted a photo on Facebook this week pointing to a sign engraved on the door informing patients of his new policy, which would begin October 1st
The statement, made in a Facebook post that has since been made private, but which was captured by the Washington Post and AL.com, has generated praise and outrage from some online
He adds that “there are no conspiracy theories, no excuses” to prevent vaccination of people and that three unvaccinated patients have asked him where they could get the vaccine since he posted the photo, but added that he understands whether patients they want to stop seeing him. .
“I can’t and won’t force anyone to get the vaccine, but I also can’t continue to see how my patients suffer and die from an eminently preventable disease,” Valentine said.
“I cannot and will not force anyone to get the vaccine, but I also cannot continue to see my patients suffer and die from an eminently preventable disease,” he concluded.
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However, Health Freedom Alabama, a conservative group with more than 1,600 followers that claims to defend citizens against the removal of medical options, called Valentine’s decision “crazy” in a Facebook post of its own.
‘This is not just a blatant disregard of the law, but constitutes an ethical violation of his Hippocratic oath not to do any harm. SHAME on Dr. Valentine! We need to shut down their illegal behavior – NOW!
Health Freedom Alabama, a conservative group with more than 1,600 followers that claims to defend citizens against the withdrawal of their medical options, called Valentine’s decision “crazy” in a Facebook post
They cited a law that prohibits a company from denying goods or services based on the state of vaccination.
According to the state health department, 1,674,411 Alabamians have been completely vaccinated, with just over 2.1 million receiving at least one shot. The population of the state is just over 4 million people.
As of Thursday, 649,741 people in the state have tested positive for the virus and, although there has been a significant increase recently due to the delta variant, cases have dropped in recent days.
According to the state health department, 1,674,411 Alabamians have been completely vaccinated, with just over 2.1 million receiving at least one shot.
In 2021, it has been confirmed that 4,736 people in the state have died from the virus and a total of 11,914 since the pandemic began in March 2020.
Alabama is about to reach a record number of hospitalizations for COVID, according to AL.com, with 2,723 people reported to state hospitals as of Tuesday afternoon. This is still the record of 3,084 patients with virus set on January 11th.
Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey has said it’s time to start blaming “the unvaccinated” for the virus’s continued spread.
“It’s the unvaccinated who let us down,” he added.
As in other states, benefits have been offered to those in Alabama who are willing to get vaccinated, including a vehicle dealership that offered $ 100,000 in prizes; the University of South Alabama, the alma mater of Dr. Valentine, has offered $ 25 in cash on campus and a top parking prize; and several local companies offer cash to employees.
This occurs as the effort to increase vaccinations in America continues, in addition to the encouragement for some to get a third vaccine from the vaccine.
As in other states, benefits have been offered to those in Alabama who want to get vaccinated, including a car dealership that offered $ 100,000 in prizes.
As of Thursday, 649,741 people in Alabama have tested positive for the more than 37 million virus nationwide, and while there has been a significant increase recently due to the Indian Delta variant, the cases have been in the state for the last few days. .
In 2021, 4,736 people in Alabama have been confirmed dead from the virus and a total of 11,914 since the pandemic began in March 2020. In the United States, more than 624,000 people have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.
U.S. health officials on Wednesday announced plans to dispense reinforcements to all Americans to bolster their protection amid the growing delta variant and signs that vaccine effectiveness is declining.
President Joe Biden has recently put several public employees under vaccination warrants.
In the past three weeks, Biden has vaccinated federal, military, and nursing workers or they have to deal with new requirements.
Biden also praised companies that require vaccines for their own workers and encouraged others to follow them, as well as highlighting local vaccine mandates as a condition for daily activities such as indoor food.