High-end hospital donors receiving the Covid vaccination ahead of others. Now, that's receiving some criticism. The elites, it is said. The haves getting it ahead of the have-nots, simply because of there position in society and their having paid money to the hospitals.
These are people giving of their millions to charity, to bless the lives of those needing medical attention. And, we attack them? I say we do not judge them. I do not know how many of them give just to get tax deductions, and how many give because they genuinely want to reduce suffering. But, I think it wrong to be too quick to judge. Do they give because they know it will get them to the front of the line for vaccinations? No. Did they ask for the vaccination? No. Someone called them up and offered it to them. Will they give more now that hospitals are giving them first-ups on vaccinations? I don't know. It does spread good will to them. I agree, they do not need the vaccinations as much as others. Their taking it first does mean some who need it worse must wait. We are giving vaccinations to hospital workers first. Should we? Many of them are not high-risk. They are high-exposure, though, so that should also be considered. Still, the point is, the donors are not trying to scam the system. They are not trying to deprive anyone. Why demonize them?
One important thing is to get the vaccine out to as many people as quickly as possible. We can fight over it. We can fight and bicker and get angry and indignant and get worked up against each other when someone gets ahead of us, or ahead of those we think should get it first. But that is not good.
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