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  • 2021-12-01 (xsd:date)
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  • Did a NY Clinician Express Hope That Omicron Variant 'F*cks People Up'? (en)
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  • On Nov. 27, 2021, Reddit user u/sadmedicalmanthrow posted on the r/offmychest subreddit: I've been in the medical field for 8 years and I've always done my best to care for my patients, but I'm truly hoping that the new omicron variant fucks people up. On Nov. 29, the World Health Organization warned that the omicron variant of COVID-19 posed a very high risk. It also advised that preliminary evidence raises the possibility that the variant has mutations that could help it both evade an immune-system response and boost its ability to spread from one person to another, The Associated Press reported. The score of the Reddit posted reached near the number 10,000 with an 84% upvote percentage. This meant that it was quite popular compared to the vast majority of other content submitted to Reddit that day. The account that posted the message was brand new and was created for the sole purpose of making the post. Such accounts are often referred to as throwaway accounts. The full text of the post read as follows: The user who expressed the hope that the omicron variant fucks people up did not post information confirming any medical credentials. In a comment, the poster claimed to be located in upstate New York in a rural but relatively populated area. We also found subsequent comments from the same user. One of the comments from u/sadmedicalmanthrow was about pay: I make $25.50 an hour as an MT in my area. The RNs I work with make $30-32/hr at maximum. All of us would take pay cuts if it meant things went back to the way they used to be. Another comment spoke of seven-day work weeks: Unfortunately there are only three of us who work at my lab now, Monday through Sunday. We are essentially in agreement that we cannot take vacation without fucking each other over in the long run. Our hospital refuses to hire more lab professionals, so we are fucked. My vacations are my time at home with my family and my one day off per week. All of this led to chatter on the r/conspiracy subreddit, where some users expressed skepticism that the person who posted the message was actually a medical professional. We reached out to the account in an attempt to confirm the identity and profession of its owner. We will update this story should we receive a response. (en)
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