A California doctor was fired after he questioned the effectiveness of coronavirus lockdowns in his state.
“All the data that I am aware of, looking at children and the virus, shows that it’s safe” to reopen schools, Dr. Michael Deboisblanc told Fox News. “There are many other states now that have months of track records showing that it’s safe for their kids to go back to school. And the state of California and the county is just not making that possible.”
“These are restaurants that are just trying to survive and keep their doors open,” he added. “It’s been very difficult for them.”
Deboisblanc was fired from his position as trauma medical director for John Muir Health after he sent a letter to Contra Costa County health officials saying officials should end a stay-at-home order back in May.
“Personally, I think it’s time,” he said this spring of ending lockdowns. “I think, originally, this was put in place to flatten the curve and to make sure hospitals have the resources to take care of COVID patients. We have the current resources to do that, and our other community health is suffering.”
The hospital said of his firing: “The doctor is employed through an outside contract. And after careful consideration, John Muir Health is not continuing with Dr. Deboisblanc in that position.”
However, Deboisblanc praised the facility and his former colleagues, saying they have done excellent work for their patients during the pandemic.
“That’s a great hospital. They are doing amazing things,” Deboisblanc said. “The doctors and nurses there taking care of COVID patients are risking their health every day. They just got the first round of the vaccine. And let me tell you, it’s a big relief for them.”
