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From the Daily Mail: White people in NY are told not to attempt to get monoclonal antibody treatment from doctors because Gov. Hochul has prioritized it for non-whites
White people infected with COVID in New York State - the hardest hit state in the country - are in jeopardy of being turned away from potential lifesaving treatments in favor of other more at-risk races because of a national shortage of two promising types of medical treatments.
In a shocking memo sent out by the state's Health Department and approved by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday, white residents were told not to bother trying to get Pfizer's Paxlovid pill or monoclonal antibody treatments.
Non-white race or Hispanic/Latino ethnicity should be considered a risk factor as longstanding systemic health and social inequities have contributed to an increased risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19,' the document reads....
Minorities are considered at greater risk simply because of "systematic racism."
This is anti-white racism. Will this medical policy be extended to cancer cures? Critical surgery? Sorry, you're white. No medical care for you.
Also on Fox News: New York says it will prioritize non-White people in distributing low supply of COVID-19 treatments
Empire State considers being a minority a health 'risk factor' due to 'longstanding systemic health and social inequities' ...
The plan includes a section on eligibility for the scarce antiviral pills that people must meet to receive the treatment, including a line stating a person needs to have "a medical condition or other factors that increase their risk for severe illness."
One such "risk factor" is being a race or ethnicity that is not White due to "longstanding systemic health and social inequities"
"Non-white race or Hispanic/Latino ethnicity should be considered a risk factor, as longstanding systemic health and social inequities have contributed to an increased risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19," the memo reads. ...
It looks like it is more about getting treatment to blacks and Hispanics due to lower vaccination rates versus telling whites not to get the same treatment.
Oddly enough, this is an article that came out a couple of weeks ago in Newsday about cases on Long Island, Majority-white communities have biggest spikes in COVID-19 cases over past month: https://www.newsday.com/amp/news/hea...ies-1.50454870
It looks like it is more about getting treatment to blacks and Hispanics due to lower vaccination rates versus telling whites not to get the same treatment.
Then why not give treatment to all unvaccinated people regardless of color?
And withhold treatment from all vaccinated people regardless of color?
No, this is not about vaccine status. If you read the article, it says that BIPOC's get favored treatment because they are more at risk due to systematic racism.
Fine by me. Let’s use the POC’s as the test pilots for their experiments
Trouble is, this sets a precedent. In future, whites will be denied new cancer treatments and other health care benefits, to make up for "systematic racism." All in the name of "equity."
Hahaha, young NY white voters who hated Trump/GOP, along with the white suburban moms, can die from covid now says your Democratic governor, no covid treatments for you, elections have consequences!
Only white unvaxxed are selfish murderers.
Non white unvaxxed are “victims”.
It's amazing to watch those currently in power exibit racism in their every breath, while pointing their finger at the patriots and true Americans. Some people will believe whatever fits their predetermined beliefs.
It is certainly true that things like racism/structural inequality can contribute to health disparities and we should be aware of them.
We measure COVID by race, and there are clear average differences in outcomes across races. We should acknowledge that when crafting policy. But, we should also acknowledge that if we measured COVID by income, health insurance, education, occupation we would see a more complex picture about an individuals risks from COVID than simply looking at what race they identify as.
Given that reality, I fear this language is so blunt as to be counter productive.
1) It's so blunt as to be questionable as a matter of policy. An affluent 3rd gen Cuban-American professional teleworking in an wealthy suburb is considered "high risk" while a poor white retail worker who hasn't seen a doctor in 20 years is not. What is the empirical basis to support this conclusion?
2) It's socially/politically counterproductive. This policy is by definition racially discriminatory. While at times that is necessary. For both political and ethical reasons, it should be handled carefully. This is likely to outrage many people who aren't hard-core MAGA fans.
For example, this language could have been written in less inflammatory and frankly more intellectually honest way. For example, they could has said social factors like "poverty, lack of health insurance, high risk occupation, residing in a low income neighborhood" should be considered risk factors.
In practice, I suspect this is largely unenforceable language that will be more of less ignored. This was likely added to satisfy a liberal policy/academic/activist establishment has adopted very left wing posturing on racial issues in recent years. NYS is so deep blue that it really doesn't matter politically to anyone involved in drafting/approving this. But, long term, I do wish there were some more voices in liberal circles pushing against this crude reductionism.
Hahaha, young NY white voters who hated Trump/GOP, along with the white suburban moms, can die from covid now says your Democratic governor, no covid treatments for you, elections have consequences!
The media won’t frame it like that so those brainwashed woke whites won’t see it that way and so they’ll continue to support Democrats thinking that’s good for them and everyone else.
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