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> if that same vaccine were given to a front line health care worker, or to a young partier who just can't seem to help themselves from giving it to 25 other pe
by Igelau 6y ago
> if that same vaccine were given to a front line health care worker, or to a young partier who just can't seem to help themselves from giving it to 25 other people, including 3 grandparents, we solve the disease, we address the externality, and we protect old people, much more effectively
I was just thinking this the other day and wondering if I was some horrible monster. People looked at me like I was crazy. There's some comfort in knowing that whichever side of history this viewpoint lands on, there is a sense in which it was right by correctness if not by popularity.
- flukus 6y agoThat's assuming there aren't other ways to stop the young partier, like restricting their partying options and police enforcement for anyone breaking the rules. Healthcare workers come into contact with many people, many of those people are at risk and the contact is essential (2019 definition).
- mlyle 6y agoIt's only right to the extent that the vaccine reduces transmission, and this is something we suspect but don't know. We know for sure if we give the vaccine to LTCFs, we'll be saving lives immediately. We don't know the same at all for the partier.
- okaram 6y agoAnd also, it assumes we can identify all/most of the partiers ... and that vaccinating them won't create more parties with unvaccinated people.