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Ethical Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in Pandemics

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries adopted triage protocols that explicitly deprioritized elderly patients and those with severe comorbidities, a stark example of utilitarian ethics applied at scale.

Why this is interesting

Imagine being a doctor with only one ventilator and two patients who both need it to survive—how do you choose? In a pandemic, this nightmare becomes a daily reality, forcing hard ethical decisions.