Posted on 10/02/2020 6:52:08 AM PDT by SJackson
Bidens key coronavirus advisor favors distributive justice.
During the presidential debate on September 29th, Joe Biden showed either how ignorant he is or his propensity to lie when he claimed that President Trump has no plan and hasnt laid out anything in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Many of the constructive recommendations that Biden has offered are plagiarized from what President Trump has been doing since January. Biden is way behind the curve. When Biden does deviate, it is downright scary for example, his suggestion that he would close down the entire country again if advised to do so by health experts.
Scarier still is how Joe Biden would decide who should be at the front of the line for receiving coronavirus vaccines when they are ready to be distributed. Based on likelihood of death from the disease, the elderly should receive priority. According to CDC statistics on the percentage of Americans dying from coronavirus by age group, approximately 79% are 65 and older. President Trump has repeatedly made the most vulnerable his top priority. However, in crafting his strategy to deal with COVID-19, Joe Biden is relying on the advice of a doctor who would move the elderly towards the back of the line in the order of priority for receiving a vaccine as well as in benefiting from vital, life-saving medical equipment.
Dr. Zeke Emanuel, 63, is the most prominent member of Joe Bidens coronavirus task force. This senior fellow at the far-left Center for American Progress, and key architect of Obamacare, doesnt think it is worth living beyond the age of 75. Emanuel (pictured above) has written that living too long is a loss. Past what age does Emanuel consider living too long? Seventy-five. That is all I want to live, Emanuel wrote in an article for The Atlantic. Thats rich considering that the man he is advising who is running for president will turn 78 on November 20th.
Emanuel is entitled to decide for himself how long he wants to live. But the doctor Biden is listening to for COVID-19 advice is seeking to play God with the lives of others.
Emanuel was the lead author of an article published on September 11, 2020 entitled An ethical framework for global vaccine allocation. Emanuel embraced a so-called Fair Priority Model to achieve "distributive justice in deciding who should have priority in receiving a vaccine. Emanuels idea of distributive justice would put people who have long life expectancies at the head of the line for a vaccine in front of first responders, health care workers, and the elderly who are most at risk to die from the disease.
In another article published around the same time, Ezekiel suggested that vaccines should be allocated to reduce COVID-19 disparities commonly produced by racism. He added, Disparities could be further reduced by avoiding prioritization strategies, such as age-based preference, that risk widening racial and socioeconomic disparities. (Emphasis added)
In short, Bidens health advisor on the coronavirus fancies himself a social engineer when it comes to people who get vaccinated first. He would prioritize racial minorities and the economically disadvantaged in the distribution of vaccines. Never mind that people 65 or over of all races and economic status are by far the most likely to die from the coronavirus without an effective vaccine or treatment.
Emanuel was also the lead author of an article published earlier in the year entitled Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19.
Regarding access to medical care and resources, Emanuel would give priority to patients likely to survive longest after treatment i.e., those patients with the longest life expectancies, not the elderly or patients with serious pre-existing conditions. Even when it comes to the allocation of ICU beds and ventilators needed by patients who face certain death if not treated properly, Emanuel would look first at how long the patient is likely to live if treated which may mean giving priority to younger patients and those with fewer coexisting conditions. (Emphasis added)
Emanuel did not prioritize the sickest patients, regardless of age. Nor did he prioritize elderly patients and/or those with pre-existing conditions, who are the most likely to die without prompt treatment.
Incredibly, Emanuel cited Italian guidelines that potentially assign a higher priority for intensive care access to younger patients with severe illness than to elderly patients as a positive example to follow. Italy left many elderly people to die alone without treatment at the height of its coronavirus outbreak.
Joe Biden says that he would listen to the health professionals and scientists about the vaccine and everything else relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fine, but it is fair to ask which health professionals and other experts have his ear. With doctors like Zeke Emanuel whispering in Bidens ear, the elderly and other individuals with serious underlying medical conditions have great reason to worry.
This why November 3rd is very important.
Make that elderly who are not DEM politicians or judges.
Yes, of course Joe gets treatment. And Nancy. And Zeke too if he wants it.
Joe is not a friend of the elderly.
Prior to 1983, social security payments were not taxable. In 1983, Joe Biden voted in favor of taxing 50% of social security payments - and it passed.
In 1993, Joe Biden doubled down and was the deciding vote in raising the percentage taxed on social security from 50% to 85%.
Joe Biden is not a friend to working folks - and certainly not to retirees. His voting record on social security over the years is one slap in the face to retirees after another.
Now he wants to tax our 401k’s and IRA’s (it’s on page 78 of the Dems’ platform) and he also wants to introduce a 3% annual tax on our homes.
The record of Joe Biden shows he never misses an opportunity to raise a tax or introduce a tax to hurt the middle class and retirees.
bttt
The elderly should not be at the front.
China allows its customs people to get vaccinated.
The number of people you need to interact with should be the key to priority.
Got to get grandpa off the social security dole so the libs can spend the money on their identity group of the day.
Emanuel is one evil little rat.
Doubt they would be. Every plan I’ve heard indicates priority to essential personnel. Medical, EMTs, even police. Customs people would fit in that group. When they get to the general population, most prioritize the most at risk which would include those over 60-70 and people with preexisting conditions. I think that makes sense in this case since the impact on those under, pick your age from 60 to 75, is minimal. Zeke would say a 25 year old deserves priority due to his long potential working life. Zeke seems to be more an economist than doctor, thus his desire to withhold lifesaving treatment from those 75 or older.
Cuts social security and medicare expenditures. I’m sure I’m the only one that’s occurred to.
Define “elderly”
Elderly are not even in line in demonrat new world order...send them off to COVID camps like cuomo did...fire up the ovens...
The elderly at the back of the line for covid-19 vaccine, under Biden; more like NO VACCINE for the elderly.
The elderly at the back of the line for covid-19 vaccine, under Biden?; More like NO VACCINE for the elderly and let them kill off each other.
Be nice, it was budgetary considerations, for the children's future. He was saving social security and medicare. On a more serious note, when he had a hospital ship, several mobile hospitals constructed, and a convention center converted standing empty, the decision appears bizarre. Were this happening in the private sector, clear negligence.
Well, yeah. Death Panels ping.
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