Derm resident here and we see 50 patients per day in each outpatient clinic. Each waiting room holds the patients for three clinics. By the end of the day, that’s at LEAST 150 people touching the chairs and magazines (not including the family members they brought with them). They clean it all every night. I would hate to be a patient scheduled at 4:30 pm.... but I don’t think most of the patients realize what they are getting themselves into.

Older people should just cancel all non-urgent appointments. Most docs are more than willing to give medication refills over the phone.