Sorry, I should have emphasized that I’m actually in favor of mandating annual physical exams at some point in the future, as an alternative to vaccine mandates, because it would add a certain amount of flexibility. The government could just ask “Did this person get their physical exam?” and medical professionals could assess whether a person is “OK”, where the definition of “OK” might vary depending on current knowledge and individual circumstances.
I’m confident that we’ll start acquiring a lot more knowledge that will allow us to make assessments of how immune people are, without having to measure antibody levels every time - age, weight, sex, prior infection, whether they’re taking immunosuppressive medications, etc. At the same time, that starts to get into some deeply personal health information. So having that information “siloed” in a physical exam (a “black box” from the government’s perspective) ought to be more agreeable to those of us who want something that “feels” more normal but doesn’t disregard the lessons of the past 20 months.
Sorry, I should have emphasized that I’m actually in favor of mandating annual physical exams at some point in the future, as an alternative to vaccine mandates, because it would add a certain amount of flexibility. The government could just ask “Did this person get their physical exam?” and medical professionals could assess whether a person is “OK”, where the definition of “OK” might vary depending on current knowledge and individual circumstances.
I’m confident that we’ll start acquiring a lot more knowledge that will allow us to make assessments of how immune people are, without having to measure antibody levels every time - age, weight, sex, prior infection, whether they’re taking immunosuppressive medications, etc. At the same time, that starts to get into some deeply personal health information. So having that information “siloed” in a physical exam (a “black box” from the government’s perspective) ought to be more agreeable to those of us who want something that “feels” more normal but doesn’t disregard the lessons of the past 20 months.