DESCRIPTION

This AGS position statement examines the ethical allocation of scarce healthcare resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. It advocates for transparent, equitable resource allocation based on individualized clinical factors, short-term prognosis, and patient preferences, while emphasizing advance care planning, multidisciplinary triage processes, and protections against age discrimination. The recommendations provide a framework for ethical decision-making during public health emergencies and offer lessons for developing fairer policies in future crises.