People are focused on ventilators & anti-virals, but, sadly, as a former hospice doctor, I'm worried we may not have enough opioids & anxiolytics to treat people we cannot give ventilators to, to ease suffering. I hope we are planning, though I fervently hope none of this happens
A detailed update about this topic (of good terminal care for COVID19 patients) as of April 4 is in this thread: https://twitter.com/nachristakis/status/1246549341789130752?s=21
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