Re:Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine approved for use i...
by frenchy on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @12:45PM
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There's a bit of a difference though between "all nursing home patients" and "the exceedingly frail ones". This might vary between countries to, as people in some countries might get put in nursing homes sooner than others.
That's the case here in Spain for at least some of the oldest patients. Anaesthetizing someone frail and putting a ventilator down their throat stresses the system a lot, so isn't worth the risk - according to a doctor I know who was on the front lines. It sounded like standard medical practice (and she has worked in other countries).