>> reporter: leaving doctors at the university of washington's harbor view medical center with some tough decisions. >> we're using these medications judiciously, and really giving 'em to the people that would most benefit from these therapeutics. if we open it up to vaccinated individuals, we would not have enough therapy. >> reporter: should a vaccinated person get it, versus an unvaccinated? or should it only be unvaccinated? i mean, it is going to raise all kinds of ethical and medical sort of questions. >> the availability's so limited and more people who are unvaccinated are gonna wind up in need. >> reporter: the national institutes of health guidance prioritizes treatment for those at highest risk and immunocompromised, the elderly, and, yes, the unvaccinated. >> many of the people who are seeking this therapy may not need this therapy to recover. um, from covid-19 and particularly if you are vaccinated/boosted.