"EQUITY" ISSUES IN THE NEWS AGAIN: MINNESOTA GIVES NON-WHITE PATIENTS PREFERENTIAL ACCESS TO LIFE SAVING COVID TREATMENT

Minnesota says healthcare providers should provide non-white patients with preferential access to monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). This isn’t a conspiracy theory; it’s written in a state document and apparently upheld by local hospitals.  The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) says in a document titled “Ethical Framework for Allocation of Monoclonal Antibodies during the COVID-19 Pandemic” that “race and ethnicity alone, apart from other underlying health conditions, may be considered in determining eligibility for mAbs [monoclonal antibodies].” MORE FROM THE MINNESOTA SUN AT https://theminnesotasun.com/2021/12/27/minnesota-gives-non-white-patients-preferential-access-to-life-saving-covid-treatment/

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AND IN CASE YOU MISSED IT; JANUARY REGENTS EXAMS CANCELLED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT BE "EQUITABLY ADMINISTERED"  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/12/in-news-more-about-those-cancelled.html