2scents
Love your comment very well put.
I don’t fully agree (I think forcing people to “mere sake that these individuals will be less likely to have severe symptoms if and when they are infected with Covid,” is fine. All the more so when it isn’t JUST about symptoms it is also about a strain on the health care system, that I see happening again)
Autonomy also faces a hurdle because patients don’t exist in a vacuum.
Case that happened yesterday. Transport arrived to bring an Admitted patient to dialysis. He refused he was in the middle of lunch, they came back later he “wasnt in the mood, maybe tomorrow” Of course we cannot force him.
In the afternoon, he became short of breath, labs were drawn and his potassium was quite high. now he agrees to dialysis . OIf course now the nurses are home, so the on call nurse has to come in and dialyze him. IF there is any urgent case that now needs to wait because he couldnt be bothered in the afternoon.
I don’t have a solution since Autonomy is critical, and people are allowed to change their minds. But it isnt straightforward .
I don’t have a good solution, and I’m not trying to convince you.
I mostly wanted to thank you for your excellent comment