Forced Isolation of Patients in the ICU Is Barbaric and Counterproductive

Tags: Bureaucracy and Regulation, Health, Media and Culture, The Police State

10/04/2023 Gilbert Berdine, MD

When covid restrictions were at their tightest, many people died alone in ICUs, as friends and family were kept away in the name of “public health.” A more accurate assessment of the policy is to call it barbaric.

Original Article: Forced Isolation of Patients in the ICU Is Barbaric and Counterproductive

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