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I don't expect to much of a black market during the first phase since the vaccines are being sent directly to hospitals and nursing homes. Medication in those p
by KingMachiavelli 6y ago
I don't expect to much of a black market during the first phase since the vaccines are being sent directly to hospitals and nursing homes. Medication in those places tends to be literally locked down (initially just for drugs of abuse but recently I've heard most medication is becoming tracked and locked down). Although since the vaccine has to be stored in a freezer, I'm not quite sure how hospitals will keep their supply secure other than having a guard.
Once the second phase opens next year and allows anyone with a risk factor including some pretty common ones; diabetes and obesity, I expect the rules to be bent a bit more and a black/greymarket to gain traction. Although, wealthy people tend to be older anyway which makes them more likely to qualifying risk factors.
- worker767424 6y agoYou could just sell the hanukkah doses. No one's tracking those. You're also not allowed to pool partial doses, but I'm sure someone paying $25k would be fine with a pooled dose.
- laegooose 6y agoWhat is 'hanukkah dose'?
- worker767424 6y agoA lot of the vaccine vials that had 5 doses actually have 6 or 7. The hanukkah story is about a candle that had enough oil to burn one night, but it lasted 8. This happened right on hanukkah, too.