Dr Drew Pinsky slammed social media on Monday for expressing his opinion that COVID passports ‘free people up to travel’.
The celebrity doctor (62) argued that it would be wrong to provide evidence that an individual has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 so that he can go abroad.
“These vaccine passports separate people and deprive them of their freedom to travel internationally,” Pinsky said. tweeted.
“Vaccinations are important, and I encourage everyone to get the Covid vaccine, but how would you feel if international travel needed other vaccinations as well?”
Pinsky, an addiction specialist and internist, immediately got the tweet – with several Twitter users pointing out that many countries already require foreign travelers to provide proof of vaccination for a range of diseases.
‘Sodat’ Dr. ‘before your name is completely ceremonial, right? Because I refuse to believe that a real medical doctor does not know about the required vaccinations for international travel, ” tweeted a person.
Another user wrote that ‘Some international travel requires other vaccinations. Yellow fever, polio, meningitis to name a few. And why would they not be? Vaccinations are safe and effective for the FIXED majority of the population. This is a very irresponsible message that needs to be sent to people. ‘
Others noted that people who want to immigrate to the US also need to be vaccinated against various diseases, and that children also need to take certain shots to attend public schools.
“Wait until he realizes you can’t go to a university or military force without a bunch of vaccines,” a Twitter user said. commented.
Several people also complained about Pinsky’s professional status and compared him to a ‘quack’ or a saying that “Dr. Pepper is more of a doctor than Dr. Drew.”
The ‘Celebrity Rehab’ star, who had COVID-19 in October, came under fire in the early months of the pandemic because he compared the coronavirus to flu. He later admitted that the two had equated wrongly.
Pinsky followed up his controversial tweet Monday by writing that a vaccine is a choice, and I encourage everyone to be vaccinated, but why just as well? ‘, he added. “What about flu, measles, polio, tetanus, HPV, pneumovax, shingrex?”