Thread by @IamJonSantiago, 400+ years of enslavement, disenfranchisement, and imprisonment for poor people of color [...]

Jon Santiago

IamJonSantiago

400+ years of enslavement, disenfranchisement, and imprisonment for poor people of color has created health inequity. Now you want me to save the ventilator for the “less sick”? No, sir. That& #39;s the definition of structural racism & we ain’t about that.1/x https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/07/metro/massachusetts-officials-release-plan-ration-ventilators-icu-beds-if-need-arises/?fbclid=IwAR0XC6FmhF0vNDVxRvgW44cRS4JK9cWKoLTXPT6XSJJvyyN_nmlmYQMqi-8">https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/0...

Who gets a ventilator? New gut-wrenching state guidelines issued on rationing equipment - The...

The guidance suggests assigning patients a priority score that gives preference to healthier patients who have a greater chance of surviving, as well as medical personnel. In the event of tie scores,...

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/07/metro/massachusetts-officials-release-plan-ration-ventilators-icu-beds-if-need-arises/?fbclid=IwAR0XC6FmhF0vNDVxRvgW44cRS4JK9cWKoLTXPT6XSJJvyyN_nmlmYQMqi-8

I’m not suggesting we don’t have a plan. However, it must include a racial equity lens, be more nuanced, and consider regional planning as some institutions will undoubtedly bear the burden of caring for the most vulnerable with the least resources. 2/x

Thank you to @RepPressley and @MassAGO for highlighting issues facing Black and Latino communities! 3/3

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