Vaccine queue jumping for sake of the economy, says official
Pragmatism trumps equity in certain travel categories
06 July 2021 - 12:16
A senior health department official has defended its decision to enable special categories of people to apply for the Covid-19 vaccination ahead of schedule, saying it is aimed at assisting those who need to travel overseas for non-leisure reasons.
“The rationale is an economic one, for people who need to travel for work or study,” said Nicholas Crisp, the health department’s deputy director-general for National Health Insurance...
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