He's worried about recent news around triage guidelines for those with disabilities should health care resources become scarce. Not all triage guidelines are created equalIn medical systems around the world overwhelmed by Covid-19, where overburdened hospitals have to choose who lives and who dies, disability advocates worry their lives won't count. White's triage guidelines don't take into account an individual's disability status: Blindness or handicaps don't have a direct bearing on an individual's expected lifespan. During the first wave of coronavirus infections, Whitten acknowledged it's been rare for the emergency triage guidelines to be used in real-life situations. Alabama removed old 2010 triage guidelines after the office ruled that the state guidelinesdiscriminated based on disability and age.

Source: CNN May 13, 2020 07:07 UTC