Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel on the Ethics of Vaccine Distribution

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🗓️ 25 February 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Reports continue to surface this week of vaccine line-jumpers -- people who, knowingly or not, take advantage of loopholes that enable them to get a coveted COVID shot ahead of those who need one more urgently. In the Bay Area and in Los Angeles, vaccine access codes meant for vulnerable communities of color circulated by text message to some ineligible Californians, who used them at mass vaccination sites. Separately, “vaccine chasers” are gathering at some pharmacies and clinics in hopes of receiving a dose that would otherwise be thrown away. It’s all raising questions about the ethics and effectiveness of current state and national vaccine distribution systems. We’ll talk about what more can be done to promote equitable vaccine allocation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:29.6	Coming up on forum, reports continue to surface this week of vaccine line jumpers who get a COVID-19 shot ahead of those who need one more urgently. In the Bay Area and Los Angeles,
1:35.8	vaccine access codes meant for vulnerable communities of color, circulated by text to some
1:41.0	ineligible Californians who use them at mass vaccination sites.
1:45.4	The stories have sparked anger and questions about the ethics and effectiveness of our vaccine
1:50.4	distribution system.
1:51.8	We get medical ethicist Zeke Emanuel's thoughts after this news. This is Forum. I'm Nina Kim.
2:13.6	Stories of people texting and misusing vaccine access codes to get a COVID-19 shot when they're
2:19.7	not eligible for one at Oakland Coliseum and Cal State, LA, separately so-called vaccine chasers,
2:26.1	gathering at pharmacies and clinics and hopes of receiving a leftover dose. The reports of vaccine
2:31.5	line jumpers who, knowingly or not, get vaccines meant to reach black and Latino communities, eligible seniors, and essential workers are sparking outrage and fresh criticism of the state's vaccine rollout.
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