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Dying on the Waitlist

by David Armstrong and Marshall Allen - February 18, 2021

Dying on the Waitlist - In early December, Miguel Fernandez lay unconscious in the intensive care unit at a Los Angeles area hospital. A mechanical ventilator pumped oxygen into his lungs, which had been ravaged by COVID-19. The 53-year-old was dying.

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