How people would choose who gets scarce COVID-19 treatment
ScienceDaily
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 115757.htm
Category: healthNews
Published: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 11:57:57 EDT
Description: As COVID-19 cases begin climbing again in the United States, the possibility arises of a grim moral dilemma: Which patients should be prioritized if medical resources are scarce? A study of more than 5,000 people in 11 countries found that people worldwide gave two characteristics the most weight when they made their decision: age and probability of survival.