{"id":33690,"date":"2021-06-20T14:57:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T04:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=33690"},"modified":"2021-06-20T14:57:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-20T04:57:45","slug":"majority-of-physicians-decline-covid-shots-according-to-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=33690","title":{"rendered":"Majority of Physicians Decline COVID Shots, according to Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Of the 700 physicians responding to an internet survey by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), nearly 60 percent said they were not \u201cfully vaccinated\u201d against COVID.<\/p>\n

This contrasts with the claim by the American Medical Association that 96 percent of practicing physicians are fully vaccinated. This was based on 300 respondents.<\/p>\n

Neither survey represents a random sample of all American physicians, but the AAPS survey shows that physician support for the mass injection campaign is far from unanimous.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is wrong to call a person who declines a shot an \u2018anti-vaxxer,\u2019\u201d states AAPS executive director Jane Orient, M.D. \u201cVirtually no physicians are \u2018anti-antibiotics\u2019 or \u2018anti-surgery,\u2019 whereas all are opposed to treatments that they think are unnecessary, more likely to harm than to benefit an individual patient, or inadequately tested.\u201d<\/p>\n

The AAPS survey also showed that 54 percent of physician respondents were aware of patients suffering a \u201csignificant adverse reaction.\u201d Of the unvaccinated physicians, 80 percent said \u201cI believe risk of shots exceeds risk of disease,\u201d and 30% said \u201cI already had COVID.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other reasons for declining the shot included unknown long-term effects, use of aborted fetal tissue, \u201cit\u2019s experimental,\u201d availability of effective early treatment, and reports of deaths and blood clots.<\/p>\n

Of 560 practicing physicians, 56 percent said they offered early treatment for COVID.<\/p>\n

Nonphysicians were also invited to participate in the survey. Of some 5,300 total participants, 2,548 volunteered comments about associated adverse effects of which they were aware. These included death, amputation, paralysis, stillbirth, menstrual irregularities, blindness, seizures, and heart issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cCausality is not proven. However, many of these episodes might have resulted in a huge product liability or malpractice award if they had occurred after a new drug,\u201d stated Dr. Orient. \u201cPurveyors of these COVID products are protected against lawsuits.\u201d<\/p>\n

Majority of Physicians Decline COVID Shots, according to Survey<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n