Minnesota Backtracks on Racial Rationing of COVID Drugs
Minnesota will no longer use race to decide who is eligible for monoclonal antibodies, the state announced Wednesday, after a Washington Free Beacon story sparked widespread outrage about the guidelines.
The scoring system, used to determine who in the state qualifies for life-saving COVID treatments, no longer includes “BIPOC status” as a major driver of eligibility. Minnesota quietly updated its prioritization scheme on Jan. 11, one day after former Trump administration advisor Stephen Miller told Fox News that he was considering “legal action” against the state. Miller’s organization, America First Legal, had already threatened to sue New York over that state’s race-based triage scheme; the group on Wednesday added Minnesota and Utah to the list, calling their rationing policies “blatantly racist, unconstitutional, and immoral.”
The Minnesota health department declined to answer questions about the change but said it was “constantly reviewing” its policies to ensure that “communities that have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 have the support and resources they need.” – READ MORE
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