From Ventilators to Vaccines: Reframing the Ethics of Resource Allocation

by R. Thomas Day, Bradley S. Guidry, Brian C. Drolet, Ellen W. Clayton The United States has never experienced the grim realities of a resource-limited healthcare environment like that brought by Covid-19. Dire projections of overwhelmed ICUs introduced the public to novel concepts such as flattening the curve, triaging, and resource allocation. In response, hospitals and states moved quickly to update resource scarcity protocols to preserve ventilators and personal protective equipment. Fortunately, massive public health efforts were able to slow viral spreading enough that medical systems were only overwhelmed in a few locations.…
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