Topic: Medical Discrimination

Producers from San Diego, Queensland, and Ontario share their stories. Dima Stelmach from Richmond Hill reports on the "excessive nagging" regarding vaccination status in Canadian hospitals, even for visitors accompanying cancer patients. The hosts issue a "Health Karma" and a "Fucking Cancer" jingle for Dima's mother, who recently underwent surgery for kidney cancer.

Art Kaplan of the NYU Division of Medical Ethics argues that it is ethically permissible for doctors to refuse treatment to unvaccinated patients to protect staff and other patients. The hosts compare this stance to historical medical discrimination and express concern that the healthcare system is abandoning its fundamental duty to treat the sick.

The discussion explores how releasing health information, traditionally protected to prevent discrimination, is now being used to grant mobility and employment. The hosts predict that blockchain technology and NFTs will eventually be used to tokenize and share vaccination status across platforms.