![]() So, is taking advantage of a flaw in the system ethical, especially when it won’t necessarily save your life but could hurt someone else? It says, hey, I’m just taking care of myself don’t blame me, blame the system. Some post about it, some just mention it in passing, yet the refrain is always the same: Better that I get the dose than it go to waste.īut that response is starting to feel more like a deflection than a justification. In fact, I’ve had several friends in the weeks since find ways to get vaccinated early. ![]() There are many like him skipping the vaccine line to get their shot early, including 49-year-old non-medical worker Eric Garcetti. When I asked the friend-who requested I not use his name for this story, so let’s call him Peter-how he got the vaccine, he told me “Strings, brother.” When I asked if it was ethical that he, a relatively low-risk individual, get the shot before high-risk individuals in desperate need, he told me, “Either it’s thrown away or someone uses it. But wait-my friend is young and healthy and doesn’t work in healthcare, so how did he get the vaccine? “Bye COVID,” the caption read, with a image of him getting a shot in his arm.
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