I know I remain a minority voice on this, but as out-of-patience as I am with those who choose to remain unvaccinated, denying those people necessary, timely, or life-saving care/intervention if/when they contract covid remains an abhorrent idea to me.
If you believe access to health care is a fundamental human right, and I do, then it is unconscionable to pick and choose who 'deserves' treatment.
What if, all things considered, someone young, unvaccinated and needing in-patient care for covid has a better long-term prognosis
What if, all things considered, someone young, unvaccinated and needing in-patient care for covid has a better long-term prognosis
than someone who is older, has a serious underlying health condition, and is also in need of hospital care for covid despite being fully vaccinated?
They both have the right to treatment and survival. They both have families who love them. They both are at the mercy of others.
They both have the right to treatment and survival. They both have families who love them. They both are at the mercy of others.
Whose life is more worth saving? Who makes that choice, and how is that determined?
There are people who believe individual lifestyle choices -- no vices like smoking or drinking, maintenance of physical fitness -- should offer someone more of a right to be treated.
There are people who believe individual lifestyle choices -- no vices like smoking or drinking, maintenance of physical fitness -- should offer someone more of a right to be treated.
You can disagree with that, but I feel using someone's reluctance to get vaccinated as a deciding factor of one's right to access medical care is just as arbitrary and cruel.
It's easy to blame individuals, but it's govt failures that led to this crisis. Hold them to account.
It's easy to blame individuals, but it's govt failures that led to this crisis. Hold them to account.
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