Docs Get List of Who to Let Die in Pandemic

If the US were to suffer a devastating pandemic, and doctors didn’t have resources to save everyone, who should die? A number of universities, government agencies, and other groups mulled that grim scenario recently, sending doctors a brutally ruthless list of who to let die. The report ensures “everybody will be thinking in the same way” should a disaster hit, said one expert.

The report says doctors shouldn’t treat patients who are:

• Over 85 years old
• Badly injured
• Severely burned and over age 60
• Severely mentally impaired
• Suffering from Alzheimer’s
• Suffering from chronic disease, including heart failure, lung disease and poorly controlled diabetes

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