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After catastrophic events like hurricanes or wildfires, there are protocols for ensuring people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) whose lives depend on receiving regular dialysis can still get treatment, often by temporarily moving them to different cities. But our current situation is different; not only is the coronavirus pandemic an ongoing, evolving threat, it puts people with ESRD — who are often elderly, sick, and /or immunocompromised — at great risk as they congregate in dialysis centers.          
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research