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He did attempt to find the people who should have received it. He just wasn't able to find enough on a tight timeline. Honestly? As long as he made a good fait

by ajford 6y ago

He did attempt to find the people who should have received it. He just wasn't able to find enough on a tight timeline. Honestly? As long as he made a good faith effort to distribute the doses he had available, then hell yeah I endorse him vaccinating any warm body available to him, whether it's his family or not. Now if he took money in exchange? That should be a criminal offense and he should loose his medical license. But if he walked into a grocery store with an hour left and a rich person just happened to get the shot, so be it, as long as no favor was exchanged. In my opinion this whole mess is, at least in part, a fault of those above him. There should be a standby list with a clear expectancy of urgency. If you get a call at 2am, you either show up or get passed by. Fill it with all the front-line workers in the county or something like that first, then start pulling in the public. There should be _no_ shortage of people willing to take this, we're just spending so much time worrying about who gets it and not enough time worrying about ensuring that every last dose is effectively used and not wasted. The current distribution policy does not exist for the equity of society, it puts the most at-risk first. That makes sense, but it shouldn't be the point at which we draw the line. For herd immunity to take effect, 70%+ of the population must be resistant, so a few people getting the vaccine out of order shouldn't cause this much of an outrage when done without malice.

theluketaylor 6y ago
> As long as he made a good faith effort to distribute the doses he had available, then hell yeah I endorse him vaccinating any warm body available to him, whether it's his family or not I agree, but I think if I were in the position of having an extra dose that needed a warm body I'd try to find someone outside my family to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest.
- ajford 6y ago
  Oh, I agree. But if it comes down to dropping it in the trash or giving it to his family? In that case, I vote administering the vaccine. At no point should this vaccine be wasted, people have literally given their lives to save others during this pandemic. Throwing away doses because it looks improper is an insult and a disservice to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in the service of others. It's not a popular opinion, but I think anyone who's administering the vaccine should have their immediate family added to the standby list anyways, if not placed in the current phase. Eliminate the temptation for these people to want to go outside the normal channels to protect your family, and you eliminate the risk of impropriety. That's not to say it shouldn't be rationed and planned so the high-risk populous suffers though. It's ultimately a contentious line we have to walk, since supply is limited and demand is high, though not as geospatially dense as we'd like in all cases. It makes efficient delivery to those in rural or less well served areas much harder, which brings about intended and unintended inequalities to the front.

by ajford 6y ago

theluketaylor 6y ago

> As long as he made a good faith effort to distribute the doses he had available, then hell yeah I endorse him vaccinating any warm body available to him, whether it's his family or not I agree, but I think if I were in the position of having an extra dose that needed a warm body I'd try to find someone outside my family to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest.

ajford 6y ago
Oh, I agree. But if it comes down to dropping it in the trash or giving it to his family? In that case, I vote administering the vaccine. At no point should this vaccine be wasted, people have literally given their lives to save others during this pandemic. Throwing away doses because it looks improper is an insult and a disservice to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in the service of others. It's not a popular opinion, but I think anyone who's administering the vaccine should have their immediate family added to the standby list anyways, if not placed in the current phase. Eliminate the temptation for these people to want to go outside the normal channels to protect your family, and you eliminate the risk of impropriety. That's not to say it shouldn't be rationed and planned so the high-risk populous suffers though. It's ultimately a contentious line we have to walk, since supply is limited and demand is high, though not as geospatially dense as we'd like in all cases. It makes efficient delivery to those in rural or less well served areas much harder, which brings about intended and unintended inequalities to the front.