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While the United States has begun vaccination against the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), some wealthy people in the United States have been shown to attempt the vaccination’cutting out’.
The Los Angeles Times (LAT) of the U.S. Japan said on the 18th (local time), “When the corona vaccine is released, the rich are struggling to find a vaccine.” “He reported.
The federal government has set standards for vaccination to be given first to health care workers, residents of nursing homes, workers in essential industries, and elderly people with underlying diseases, but the rich have expressed their intention to donate large sums to hospitals and are requesting to advance the vaccination ranking.
Dr. Jeff Toll of the Cedarsyne Medical Center in Los Angeles, who secured the corona vaccine, recently asked from a wealthy customer, “Would a donation of 25,000 dollars (about 27.5 million won) to hospitals will help advance the vaccination rankings? I got an inquiry,” he said.
Dr. Toll replied that customers should never be vaccinated, but “they are willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars.”
Calls to inquire about vaccination in advance in the’Concierge Doctor’ office dedicated to wealthy customers, and these hospitals put customers on a waiting list in case the vaccine is released to the public, LAT said.
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“I get hundreds of email calls,” said Dr. Essan Ali, who runs a hospital in Beverly Hills, California.
The hospital has famous celebrities such as Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber as customers, and personalized treatment costs up to $10,000 (about 11 million won).
“Customers don’t want to wait for the vaccination sequence,” said a doctor at a hospital operating for Hollywood’s wealthy celebrities. “They want to know how to get the vaccine faster.”
In response to the torment of rich customers, some hospitals also secured vaccine storage facilities early, such as special freezers.
“As soon as we heard the news that the vaccine was on the market, we started looking for freezers,” said Andrew Olalnow, president of Solis Health, a luxury boutique hospital operator. He said he had already purchased six cryogenic freezers six weeks ago.
Although the federal and state governments tightly control the vaccination rankings, it was also pointed out that the wealthy could get the vaccine faster than other people by using vague vaccination standards and connections.
Dr. Glenn Ellis Tusky University, Ph.D. in bioethics, said, “The policy to vaccination first for essential industrial workers and elderly underlying diseases is like a huge gray area.” “We convincingly argue that wealthy people with enough money and influence meet this standard. I can do it.”
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