I have been reluctant to say too much about the Covid-19 processes up to this point. It is uncharted territory for most, so it is hard to be too critical.
That is up until now. The rollout of the vaccination process is a complete and total disaster.. Is it any wonder as to why people may not have confidence in receiving the vaccine when you see what a mess the process has become/ Almost every person I have spoke with has their own disaster story of trying to get in line to get the vaccine in their arm. Websites crashing, 800 numbers ringing busy for hours on end and many senior citizens unable to schedule themselves to receive the shot. It goes on and on.
But the frustration doesn't end there. People jumping the line in front of the elderly eligible persons for their own selfish protection. I guess people are always willing to game the system, but where is the integrity? Is our conscience totally bankrupt? The story of Board of Education members in the Eastern part of Connecticut jumping the line with ;phony credentials and e-mail addresses form the Board they represent is disgusting. What is the message that they sent to the constituents they are supposed to represent or more importantly to the children they should be setting the example for. You can read that story here https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-teachers-union-angry-over-vaccinations-20210126-q4e7fchc7jddtffutfxzipel6m-story.html . The entire Board should be forced to resign immediately if it happened as the report indicates
Similar behavior should be met with severe penalties or even criminal prosecution. Sadly there are many more stories like this. And we haven't have even started the 1-C group yet for vaccines . Smokers have been added, but asthma sufferers have been removed. Where is the sense? And how many people will suddenly become smokers to jump the list now.
It is also aggravating to hear the news Sunday that terrorists housed at Guantanamo Bay will most likely be getting the vaccine before many Americans with pre-existing conditions or elderly will get the potential life saving vaccine. It is also interesting to see the ACLU advocating for inmates in Connecticut's prisons to jump the line for the vaccine. Surprisingly I don't hear them fighting for school teachers or even the Correction Officers who further risk their lives every day they show up to work now with Covid 19, and risk taking the virus home to their families.
I am probably over simplifying this, but if the Prison employees are vaccinated and no outsiders are allowed into the prisons, how does Covid 19 spread in the prisons? Shouldn't the Correction employees being vaccinated greatly reduce the risk to the inmates? How would it b e brought into a prison? And wouldn't it make more sense to make sure the general population, including seniors and people with pre\-existing conditions are properly protected first?
Maybe if our politicians and the Medical CEO's had to get in line with the rest of society, they might find a way to make the systems work more efficiently and deliver the vaccine. But as of now they all seem more focused on their daily public relations campaigns over the airways and their flashy little TV ads touting their praise for themselves instead of doing everything possible to make sure the system works,
In the meantime my thoughts and well wishes are with our first responders, teachers, medical professionals, essential workers correction officers and their families to remain safe and healthy and maybe eventually common sense will win out.