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Re:Pfizer board member suggests end to mask, vaccine mandates by spookthesunset on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @07:05PM (#30094050)
> Making sure hospitals aren't overwhelmed with COVID patients is the goal.

So fix the capacity issue and your problem is solved without toxic, corrosive and highly controversial government mandates with dubious efficacy. I mean, thus far they've had 2 years to fix the "overwhelmed with COVID patients" problem so we wouldn't have to do all this. At this point it's all just excuses. What gives?

Re:Pfizer board member suggests end to mask, vaccine mandates by perfectstorm on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @07:55PM (#30094520)
> So fix the capacity issue

even if a government build 100 new hospitals in a state do you think they can get enough healthcare workers? at least in Chicago reagion, they are having hard time finding healthcare workers. it's not like hospitals can go to a Med school and ask for 1000 new doctors, respiratory therapists and nurses.

Re:Pfizer board member suggests end to mask, vaccine mandates by mchusma on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @09:34PM (#30095463)
Most doctors and nurses do not work in emergency wards. So if it were truly desperate, it seems almost trivial to get more support. There are 200,000 dentists in the US. 115,000 veterinarians.
Re:Pfizer board member suggests end to mask, vaccine mandates by spookthesunset on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @10:53PM (#30095984)
Everybody on this forum likes to say “there is no IT shortage. People just aren’t paying enough”. Right?

So… …seems like one solution, eh?