Baring the Essentials
by Arthur Caplan, PhD
Do Americans have any real sense of what it means to be an ‘essential’, worker who therefore should be first in line for Covid vaccinations? The answer, based on the rocky rollout of vaccines in different states, is we don’t have a clue.
There has been a good deal of handwringing and sniping about constant cheating clouding America’s vaccine rollout. As vaccine access was expanded beyond the elderly and the health care workforce to include ‘essential workers’ stories appeared of people lying about their age, medical status, citizenship, residency, occupation and working conditions in order to finagle their way ahead of others who were patiently waiting their turn. …
Source: blog.bioethics.net - Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Arthur Caplan Tags: Ethics Featured Posts Justice COVID-19 Covid-19 vaccine Source Type: blogs