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Utah, Minnesota face legal threats for using race as a factor to determine COVID treatment eligibility as non-whites were at greater risk for hospitalization
2022-01-14
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News]
  • The Utah and Minnesota Department of Health both published guidelines for medical professionals to consider race and ethnicity as risk factors for COVID-19

  • The Utah agency also asks doctors to use risk score cards that give "non-white" status two extra points when determining eligibility for antibody treatment

  • America First Legal, a conservative law group, called the policies racist and in violation of federal law for discrimination based on race

  • The Utah Department of Health defended its policy, citing that no one is eligible solely on race and that COVID has had greater impact in communities of color
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Posted by:Skidmark

#2  from Jim Crow to Jim Snow
Posted by: Merrick Ferret   2022-01-14 20:57  

#1  Posted 13 Jan 2022 "in Star Tribune"
Minnesotaremoves race as factor in rationing COVID-19 antibody treatment
New guidance for distributing scarce treatments came just as a conservative group challenged old rules.

Updated rationing guidance on Wednesday prioritizes infusions when they are in short supply for people who are immunocompromised or pregnant. It also gives preference to people who are older or have underlying conditions that increase their risk for severe COVID-19, but it switched to a scoring system that no longer considers race.
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The policy switch occurred on the same day a conservative advocacy group, America First Legal, threatened to sue Minnesota and Utah, arguing that the states' racial preference policies were unfair.
Posted by: Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843   2022-01-14 19:08  

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