The number of positive coronavirus cases is growing at a terrifying rate across the U.S., but nowhere more so than the South. The top 10 states with the most new COVID cases are all in the South, and it’s no coincidence that vaccination rates are lowest in these states. As officials debate dryly over mask mandates, some frontline healthcare workers are taking matters into their own hands. This Alabama doctor is reportedly refusing to continue treating unvaccinated people at his practice.
Jason Valentine, a physician at Diagnostic and Medical Clinic Infirmary Health in Mobile, announced earlier in the week on his Facebook page that as of October 1st, he would only be treating vaccinated patients, the Washington Post reported. The announcement showed a photo of Valentine pointing to a sign that read, “Dr. Valentine will no longer see patients that are not vaccinated against covid-19,” according to the Washington Post. Valentine’s post was initially public, but has since been made private.
