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In B.C., for example, those with intellectual disabilities in group homes were among some of the first vaccinated. âBut thereâs [no] consideration of those of us living in the community, those of us requiring personal support workers or attendants or other family members to provide care,â Smith, who has severe Anaphylaxis, told CTVNews.ca. âThere doesnât seem to be a clear plan.â She said that disabled people like her friend, who uses a wheelchair, are at higher risk because of their increased interactions. âMany of us live with conditions that put us at higher risk of getting COVID or [are] put us at risk because of the number of humans we encounter,â she said, noting that her friend,who uses a wheelchair, doesnât even leave the house.
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If a third wave of COVID-19 overwhelms Ontario hospitals, and intensive care units run out of beds, the province’s doctors could be forced to make previously unthinkable decisions about who gets access to life-saving treatment. Precisely how they would do that remains largely under wraps even as concern mounts about the spread of more contagious new variants of the virus.
Hospitals that have intensive care space available in Ontario were told to reserve one-third of those beds for transfers from hospitals that have reached ICU capacity.
Warner said implementing this criteria would mean that not every patient today who needs critical care COVID-19 or not COVID-19 related will get the critical care if triage comes into effect.
He said doctors will be required to use a checklist of criteria to determine who is most likely to survive their critical illness not only for a week or two but 12 months from then, and allocate critical care accordingly. It makes me very uncomfortable, it s morally distressing and it s terrible for patients.