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Employers are now responsible for ensuring the general public's health? Just for this initial stage? How frightening that is to realize. And for the rest of
by supernova87a 6y ago
Employers are now responsible for ensuring the general public's health? Just for this initial stage? How frightening that is to realize. And for the rest of the population later?
A massive abdication of responsibility / competence by the government.
- packetlost 6y agoNo, that is not at all what is happening. The government is deciding what occupations constitute early access to the vaccine. For now, they are prioritizing medical workers and government employees, especially those providing essential public services. The only possible way for that to work is through the employer themselves. This has always been the case, and has been publicly stated as such (frontline medical workers, assisted living workers, etc.). It was always going to be based on occupation initially. Once there's enough for general availability, individuals will likely be able to schedule vaccinations themselves or be contacted by their PCP to schedule one. Just because you have not seen any communication does not mean it is not happening.
- kube-system 6y ago> Employers are now responsible for ensuring the general public's health? Just for this initial stage? In the first stage, yeah, because the employees are mainly healthcare workers.
- adolph 6y agoDelegation of operations outside of one's core competencies to others with proven track records of success seems smarter than reinventing the wheel from first principles. Employers, insurance companies and providers from med centers to corner pharmacies have a wealth of experience in delivering products into people's arms. Why let that go to waste?