Originally Posted by All Bizniz

I mostly agree with you....

Yes, typically doctors look at a problem and it's solutions from a strictly medical point of view. Just like senior military generals however, if a doctor goes high up enough in the food chain to the point where he starts interacting with policy makers and politicians, eventually he might be required find a solution to a medical problem that is weighted by some political/economic considerations.

I think you're seeing this in real time with this Pandemic:
Politicians want to lift lock downs earlier than doctors would like and the doctors having to make adjustments for this reality.
Or taking short cuts (I mean that in a good way) towards finding a vaccine.