New York is Using Race to Determine Access to a Limited Supply of Life-Saving COVID Treatments
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The rationale for prioritizing some races over others crumbles upon examination.
Under NY's policy, a wealthy 18-year-old Asian or Black marathon runner is automatically eligible for antibody treatment, while an impoverished White patient must demonstrate underlying illness.
Under NY's policy, a wealthy 18-year-old Asian or Black marathon runner is automatically eligible for antibody treatment, while an impoverished White patient must demonstrate underlying illness.
The new memo from New York's Health Department says that the only monoclonal antibody approved for the Omicron variant is "extremely limited," with severe shortages. Using a patient's race to determine who can access life-saving treatments first is extraordinary.
In May, an appeals court struck down as unconstitutional race-based preferences embedded in the Biden administration's COVID relief fund for small businesses, noting the perverse outcomes it produced. The legality of this health policy is in doubt:
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In all events, using race to decide who can access treatments -- rather than judging a patient as an individual based on their health condition and risk factors -- is treacherous. Down that race-based road lies some extremely dark and disturbing outcomes.
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Yesterday I reported on New York state's use of race to determine who is eligible to receive life-saving COVID treatments that are in very short supply. I referenced potential constitutional problems with that policy. Law Prof. Eugene Volokh elaborates:
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