And now for something completely different...
Vaccine envy, inoculation etiquette and judging the unjustly jabbed
Queue-jumping triggers rows and resignations – and experts say it could undermine trust in the systemhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/26/vaccine-etiquette-vomo-and-judging... Quote:When someone jumps the queue and gets vaccinated, do you condemn their selfishness, admire their chutzpah, ask for tips? When a friend or relative is way ahead of you in the queue, are you happy for them or resentful? Is yearning for vaccines a legitimate existential response or is it just a symptom of Vomo – fear of missing out on a vaccine?
These and other questions came to the fore this week as stories emerged of subterfuge, queue-jumping and tension along humanity’s new faultline, the jabbed and not-jabbed.
Quote:“You’ve stolen a vaccine from somebody that needs it more than you,” an Orange County sheriff’s deputy in Florida told two women, aged 33 and 44, who had put on bonnets, gloves and fake glasses to try to appear older and dupe their way to a second vaccine dose.
All I can say is... WOW! So now we've seen both ends of the spectrum - those who are refusing to be vaccinated and, at the other end, those who want to 'queue jump' to get it.
Shouldn't really be surprised though after what happened with hoarding (especially toilet paper) over the past year.