• ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
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    21 hours ago

    I’m sure you can find many people with MDs that aren’t above peddling snake oil.

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      7 hours ago

      Yes, but the barrier to entry is much much higher. Also, we should trust licensed MDs, and if they are a public nuisance (eg, “vaccines cause autism!” nonsense), they should lose that license, and thus the trust.

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      21 hours ago

      Yes but the percentage would be much lower.

      Also, an MD isn’t necessarily a virologist or vaccine expert. I mean, you really shouldn’t ask an ortho bro about anything but bones and joints. So I doubt MD necessarily means “elite”.