The contrast of vaccines: in Miami there are excess doses and there is controversy

Controversy was generated in the Miami metro area because last Saturday more than 100 residents received the COVID-19 vaccine without being part of any of the eligible groups (boxed in official order), as determined by Governor Ron DeSantis.

Marc Caputo, site journalist Politicshe said to Miami herald that on Saturday morning, employees at the FEMA vaccination center in Florida City sent WhatsApp messages to their friends so they could come to the scene and get vaccinated. They then justified themselves by stating that earlier in the day there was little demand for the vaccine and that they wanted to ensure that the doses prepared were take advantage of.

News of who and how the vaccines were given at that center reached social media and on Sunday the place was packed with people trying to get the shot. The scene reflected people’s desperation to get vaccinated and to return to some sort of normalcy.

As a line of nearly 270 people formed, a Florida City police officer warned over a megaphone, “If you don’t meet the criteria, you won’t be vaccinated today.”

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Establish the door

The vaccination point where this controversy was generated is led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency but follows the eligibility rules established by Executive Order 21-47 of Governor Ron DeSantis.

The indication limits vaccines to people over 65, residents and staff of health centers, health workers in direct contact and people over 50 years of security forces, firefighters or school staff Kindergarten to Grade 12 (elementary and secondary).

The round-trip trip to Florida City prompted the mayor of Miami-Dade to post a tweet to the governor urging him to expand requirements eligibility.

“Our top priority must be to vaccinate as quickly as possible and to ensure that no available vaccine supply is wasted. I urge the governor to broaden the eligibility conditions to meet the high demand in our community and across the state. “

President Joe Biden announced that by the end of May all adults in america they will have access to a vaccine. The current vaccination rate exceeds two million doses per day. If this offer continues, collective immunity would be reached in August, according to experts.

Once again, bioethics at the center of the discussions

El Comité Internacional de Bioética (CIB) de la UNESCO y la Comisión Mundial de Ética del Conocimiento Científico y la Tecnología (COMEST) piden un cambio de rumbo en las actuales estrategias de vacunación contra el COVID-19, instando a que las vacunas se traten like a global public good to ensure that they are equitably available in all countries and not just to those with the highest economic bids to grab them.

“When vaccination campaigns were announced around the world, the world breathed a sigh of relief,” said UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay. “But Without solidarity, we are far from reaching the goal and more than 130 countries have yet to receive a single dose. So far, the most vulnerable have not been protected ”.