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Should we prioritize the unvaccincated for treatment? Govind Persad and Emily Largent
It's been a while since we've done a Covid/bioethics podcast (see prior ethics podcasts here, here, here, and here). But Covid is not over and this pandemic keeps raising challenging issues that force us to consider competing ethical considerations.
This week, we discuss an article by bioethicists Govind Persad and Emily Largent arguing that the NIH guidance for allocation of Paxlovid during conditions of scarcity. They argue that the current guidelines, which prioritize immunocompromised people and unvaccinated older people on the same level, should be re-done to prioritize the…
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