WHO WILL BE LEFT TO DIE in the event of a pandemic? There’s nothing new about triage, notwithstanding the discussion in the article. However, in a true pandemic I suspect things will go well beyond what’s described here. That’s certainly happened in the past, though the article helpfully notes that modern nondiscrimination laws might gum things up in a fashion not previously experienced.

UPDATE: Hubris.

ANOTHER UPDATE: More thoughts from TigerHawk.