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Here is a proposal: divide ICU beds in hospitals proportionally between vaxed and unvaxed population. If all unvaxed beds are taken you don't get one.

As all libertarians know there can't be freedom of choices without responsibility or responsibility without freedom.

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This is a reasonable proposition in principle. But there are other admission criteria. For example, you might end up passing over a 30yo mother of two for a 85yo nursing home resident, just because all nursing home residents get vaccinated, while still having relatively large numbers of hospitalizations. From the UK covid reports (Table 4), notice how hospitalization raw numbers are majority vaccinated >50yo, with 5389 out of 9831 (55%) cases.

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Well, I believe you shouldn't discriminate on age in those situations. After all older people were paying to the system for their whole life and still pay (well, depends on the country). If 30yo mother refused the vaccination I believe it's reasonable to refuse the care. I think it's unjust to save someone irresponsible instead of someone responsible just because of age.

It is a tough call. My hope is that in spite of failing to expand surge hospital capacity, the winter delta covid waves will recede before reaching spillover point.

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