Advisory Subcommittee to CDC Approves Ethics Guidance for Rationing Ventilators
Health officials have been tackling the difficult question of how to apportion mechanical ventilators in a severe influenza pandemic … more…
Your Chance to Weigh In on Ventilator Rationing for a Severe Flu Pandemic
On Monday, ordinary Americans get a rare opportunity to weigh in on a life-and-death issue: Who gets access to scarce, life-saving … more…
Preparing for a Pandemic, State Health Departments Struggle With Rationing Decisions
This story was co-published with the New York Times.
New York state health officials recently laid out this wrenching scenario f … more…
Flu Nightmare: In Severe Pandemic, Officials Ponder Disconnecting Ventilators From Some Patients
With scant public input, state and federal officials are pushing ahead with plans that -- during a severe flu outbreak -- would de … more…
June 08, 2009
Bipartisan WMD Panel Criticizes Obama Plan To Fund Flu Vaccine Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, June 08, 2009
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