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It has been argued that some wealthy people in the United States are trying to eliminate the corona 19 vaccination by offering large donations.
On the 18th, the American daily Los Angeles Times reported that “the rich are asking about the reduction of the corona vaccine, saying they will pay tens of thousands of dollars in cash.”
On day 14, the US began vaccination three days after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the emergency use of the Pfizer-Bioentech vaccine. Due to the lack of initial supply, strict vaccination priorities have been set. Vaccines are administered to the general public after vaccination for healthcare workers and nursing home residents, essential industrial workers, underlying diseases, and the elderly over 65. However, some wealthy people are calling for a breakthrough in the vaccination ranking, saying they will donate large sums to hospitals.
One of the first hospitals to get the corona vaccine, Dr. Jeff Tall of Cedarsyne Medical Center in Los Angeles recently asked a wealthy client: “If I donate $ 25,000 (about 28 million won), can I get the vaccine? First?” I answered the phone. Dr. Toll turned down the offer, but attempts by the wealthy to get the vaccine first using money, power, and influence continue.
The industry previously warned that a shortage of early Corona 19 vaccines could create a black market. In particular, concerns have been raised that healthcare workers may administer the vaccine to friends, family, or the people who pay the most first.
Hospitals with wealthy clients soon secured additional facilities, including expensive specialty cryogenic freezers, to store vaccines. “I get hundreds of calls every day from people who want to get vaccinated,” said Dr. Esan Ali, who runs a hospital in Beverly Hills.
Doctors can follow public health guidelines and receive vaccines in the order suggested by the federal government, but hospitals with pre-insured vaccine storage facilities are likely to be in the most favorable position when supplies are delivered. “They don’t want to wait. They just want to know how to get the vaccine faster,” said the anonymous doctor in charge of VIP.
In particular, it is noted that the criteria for priority vaccination are ambiguous and can be abused. This is because detailed priority standards have not been established for people over 65 and essential workers who are subject to priority vaccination. Currently, about 12 million people (two-thirds of the state’s workforce) in California alone are classified as essential industrial workers.
“This ambiguity is an opportunity for the wealthy to claim that they meet priority standards,” said Glen Ellis, a bioethicist at Tuskegee University.
YTN PLUS reporter Jeong Yoon-joo
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