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Exploring the ethics behind Gov. Polis' triage care order

Travis Wise
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The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Colorado is . With hospitals filling up, Gov. Jared Polis signed on Oct. 31 that gives the state control over hospital admissions and transfers.

For an update on the, we spoke with , dean of the Colorado School of Public Health. We also talked with , director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, about the ethics behind the governor’s new order.

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