Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD of the Perelman School of Medicine’s Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy discusses the use of immunity licensing (immunity passports) as a means to restore public travel, activity, and the economy following the first wave of the #COVID19 pandemic. Read the viewpoint here:
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Topics discussed in this interview:
0:06 Background on Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD
2:28 Background on Govind Persad, JD, PhD
3:18 What’s the science behind COVID-19 immunity passports?
5:33 Stigma and immunity licensing
8:08 Liberty, immunity-based licenses, and the least restrictive alternative
10:31 Health care disparities
12:25 Driver’s and pilot’s licenses and similar policies suggest a way forward
13:44 Immunity licenses could maximize benefits by safely enabling patronage of bars and restaurants.
15:25 Could immunity licenses benefit people who are medically, socially, or economically vulnerable?
17:32 How would payments work for obtaining immunity licenses?
18:57 How do you prevent people from being incentivized to contract COVID-19?
21:37 Who becomes the licensing body?
22:28 Is this inevitable?
23:54 Would this divide workers in health care systems or skilled nursing facilities in ways that some people would be uncomfortable with?
27:16 Human vaccine challenges
30:56 How are insurers, small practices and hospitals faring economically? What is the outlook for the rest of the year?
37:05 Should we lower the age of Medicare to 60?
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