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2022-01-14 -Great Cultural Revolution

Utah, Minnesota face legal threats for using race as a factor to determine COVID treatment eligibility as non-whites were at greater risk for hospitalization

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-01-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [16 views ] Top

#1 Posted 13 Jan 2022 "in Star Tribune"
Minnesotaremoves race as factor in rationing COVID-19 antibody treatment
New guidance for distributing scarce treatments came just as a conservative group challenged old rules.

Updated rationing guidance on Wednesday prioritizes infusions when they are in short supply for people who are immunocompromised or pregnant. It also gives preference to people who are older or have underlying conditions that increase their risk for severe COVID-19, but it switched to a scoring system that no longer considers race.
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The policy switch occurred on the same day a conservative advocacy group, America First Legal, threatened to sue Minnesota and Utah, arguing that the states' racial preference policies were unfair.

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#2 from Jim Crow to Jim Snow

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