We want everyone to be vaccinated when it’s your turn! And we recognize the ethical dilemmas of when to be vaccinated.
In an ideal world, the systems would be set up to create equity in vaccine order. Which means our role as individuals is to:
Tell the truth! This means being honest, especially about your:
Health status
Work requirements
Residence location
Priority level
Avoid taking a dose that is clearly intended for others
All of the vaccine requirements are self-reported. And many of us live in grey zones of the vaccine groupings. Draw on your best self when you answer the questions of eligibility. How would the most ethical person you can imagine respond to the questions?
If doses are truly going to waste and a vaccination provider is looking for arms, it’s ok to take a dose. You’d get some extra karma points if you instead try to connect those vaccines with someone who is higher priority.
This is a challenging time of scarce vaccines, variation between locations of systems and rules, challenges to equitable access, and the emotions of our own and our loved one’s safety. We trust you to do what’s right and are here to help if you have questions.
We anticipate that vaccine scarcity will diminish over the next few months, so if you can, be patient! Those who haven’t been vaccinated yet will have their spot coming soon.
