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    There's one population that gets overlooked by an 'everyone will get COVID' mentality - 2 year(s) ago

    The roughly 7 million Americans who are immunocompromised — including many people with abilities — live with much higher risk of COVID-19, and near-constant vigilance.

    Source: NPR.org
    Categories: Latest Headlines, Pediatrics
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      “It's exhausting, @SFdirewolf says, defending one's very existence at a time when being immunocompromised has never been more terrifying.” #COVID19 #GetVaccinatedAndBoosted #CommunityImmunity #DisabilityRights @DisabilityCA @CalSCDD https://t.co/VkDB6y97Sb

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    Many doctors have negative perceptions of patients with disabilities, study finds - 3 year(s) ago

    Researchers found that negative perceptions of patients with disabilities are widespread among physicians — to a degree they say is “disturbing” and calls for more training about disability at all levels of medical education.

    Source: CNN
    Categories: Hem/Oncs, Latest Headlines
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      New study finds that negative perceptions of patients with disabilities are widespread among physicians -- to a degree that the researchers say is "disturbing," @CNN https://t.co/iLEEHmPGle Report @Health_Affairs https://t.co/8dHXZzKG8e #DisabilityRights ht @DrHowardLiu

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    Disability Rights, Triage and Countering Eugenics in a Time of Pandemic | Center for Genetics and Society - 4 year(s) ago

    Nothing is normal. Nothing is stable. Nothing is entirely predictable, as the COVID-19 pandemic rages, except that eugenics will raise its ugly head. The context here is resource allocation in a time of medical shortage, and the most obvious victims are people with disabilities , minority communities , and the elderly . But this time, the pushback against eugenic thinking (much…

    Source: www.geneticsandsociety.org
    Categories: Genetics, Latest Headlines
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      From discriminatory medical triage policies (and #disabilityrights pushback) https://t.co/oi8AaINtL6 to #eugenic intersections with racism and other inequities https://t.co/TJdGCeSBmn, we've noticed a disturbing trend. And we aren’t the only ones… https://t.co/KVpa4czWuA