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The only time I hear of a free flu shot is when your insurance pays for it. Quite sure there's other programs that pay for a flu shot as well. Nothing racist about it, unless a person makes it that way.
Did you actually read any of the articles you linked to?
If you did you would realize it's not as simple as just saying minorities should get the vaccine first. What are the circumstances around IF that decision is made? Because it's also not a done deal.
So let us say there is a shortage of the flu vaccine and we know that young children should be prioritized because they are more susceptible to the effects of the flu virus. Are you suggesting that we don't prioritize young children because even though they may be more likely to die or suffer long-term consequences, it wouldn't be fair to you?
I seem to recall that every pharmacy routinely has signs offering free 'flu shots' to anyone / everyone.
I know that when I go into my doctor's office, the receptionists often offer for me to get the latest vaccine.
So it is within my world-view that every US citizen is routinely offered vaccine shots whenever a new vaccine is developed.
Yesterday I was delivering a few pounds of honey to a friend of ours and she was very excited. She said that now with a Biden/Harris administration and a COVID-19 vaccine nearing production, that for the first time we will have a socially responsible and equitable distribution of the vaccine. Instead of the old racist method of vaccine distribution.
Is it true that vaccines are only distributed in a racist manner? Or only to the ultra-wealthy?
This will be the first vaccine that I am aware of that will be handed out with race and political bent being significant determining factors of need. Big cities and people of color have higher risks with Covid 19.
White Honkies refusing to be vaccinated will make the above all the more easier.
(I hope using the word Honkies won't get me banned)
This will be the first vaccine that I am aware of that will be handed out with race and political bent being significant determining factors of need. Big cities and people of color have higher risks with Covid 19.
White Honkies refusing to be vaccinated will make the above all the more easier.
(I hope using the word Honkies won't get me banned)
A lot of black people don’t want the vaccine either.
Sounds like your friend has bought in to the racist narrative. It's a lie that will continue to be advanced by the Democrats.
ive never heard the term racism flung around so freely in my entire life.
math is racist, systemic racism, blm..... on and on and on
so people are getting fed the f up, and i honestly feel it is CREATING racism where none ever existed.
i have lived a clean life and judged every book by its chapters. and something is wrong when i hear that word racism, and it now makes me sick, but for a different reason.
I’m going to go out on a limb and make an educated guess that there are fewer pharmacies and medical clinics in low income and majority minority areas and that what they do have available may get a lower distribution of vaccine. It’s likely not equitable, whether you blame racism or classism or something else, it’s likely not equitable.
I would say that the covid vaccine should be distributed first based on risk, if that means certain age groups and races get it before the rest of us, that is fine with me.
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