I just want to say thank you to State Rep. Ryan McCabe for standing up to the Lexington Medical Center over the COVID shot mandates. All COVID mandates are a tyranny to the citizens of our community. I find it rather disgusting that our local major employers including Lexington Medical Center choose freely and of their own accord to cooperate with the mandates. To say that you didn’t oppose them because you’re a private business is just an excuse to go along with the tyranny.

Shortly after the beginning of the COVID pandemic government has used and, in some cases, bullied private businesses into enforcing their tyrannical mandates. Besides large businesses being forced to order their employees to take a shot that modifies your mRNA, we have government using tech companies to censor information so the people can’t read the opposing point of views. If the science is sound then you shouldn’t have to censor the opposing scientific views. Fortunately, we can work around the censorship by downloading internet search engines that aren’t based in the United States. So much for the U.S. being the guardian of free speech.

I saw the large ad at the bottom of the front page that says “Early Detection is the Best Treatment” taken out by Lexington Medical Center. That’s a nifty little slogan but it isn’t complete. Early treatment is the best way to keep COVID patients out of the hospital. Early detection is only a small part of the process. Once you get past the censors you can find scientific articles from around the world describing several different early treatments that have worked. Those treatments include ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine and monoclonal antibodies among others. The main thing is treat early and DON’T LET IT DEVELOP INTO PNEUMONIA. So why aren’t our medical professionals doing early treatment?

Yes, the COVID mandates are Federal government mandates but the government can not enforce them without cooperation from local business and politicians. Rep. McCade did right by his constituents when he protested those mandates at the Lexington Medical Center. Thank you for having the courage to stand up to the COVID tyrants.

[Editor’s Note: Both the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention caution against the use of ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19.]

Scott Parks, Gaston