I wanted to write a post about the ethics of vaccine distribution since it’s been on my mind a lot lately and I’ve had several informative conversations with people surrounding this topic. I’ll first present a few anecdotes. I had a friend tell me a few weeks ago that they could send me a “link” that would help me qualify for the vaccine at a certain facility in the East Bay, where I could go and no questions would be asked and I could get the vaccine. I did not use this link, since I believed it would be better and more ethical to wait my turn and not deprive others of the vaccine who need it more than I do. While this friend of mine was more of an acquaintance, one of my best friends told me just a few days ago that she qualified for the vaccine because she found some random loophole where having an “underweight” status as a child meant that even as a healthy adult she could now get the vaccine. This bothered me more, since she is completely healthy and young and could have easily waited until the vaccine became available to her as for all others.
I have several thoughts about this. First, perhaps I am just more upset at stories of people finding loopholes or forging information because I am not vaccinated and have been patiently waiting my turn to get the vaccine. I also am upset because I know that there are people FAR more at risk than these friends of mine, who are possibly having difficulties booking their dose appointments because people are taking their vaccine slots. However, I had a conversation with a friend who works at a healthcare clinic serving unhoused people in SF about the vaccine tiers, and it was her opinion that the order of who is eligible for the vaccine is somewhat arbitrary and leaves out a lot of vulnerable people, so those that are not following the rules of distribution aren’t necessarily committing the biggest crime ever by trying to get ahead. While I somewhat see her point that there is no perfect order to who can get vaccinated in a society, I still do believe that whatever order has been prescribed has been prescribed for a reason and healthy, young people should not be trying to find loopholes or fake information in order to get the vaccine early when there is a clear shortage of doses for those most at risk. I do applaud these people for being diligent about getting the vaccine and trying to protect themselves/their loved ones, but I suppose I have mixed opinions about the way in which many people are being opportunistic these days. If COVID-19 has revealed anything about human nature, it’s how selfish people can be and I see vaccine distribution and attainment as a minor example of this. My thoughts fluctuate, however…
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