Travel accommodations? Mobile vaccine clinics for every neighborhood? What about those that didn't leave their homes before the pandemic? People will still have to spend time and money to get to a "free" vaccine.
At a certain point, the government can only do so much. Yes, some time will have to be spent -- sending out clinicians house to house, apartment to apartment isn't going to be tenable for large numbers of people. People who are
truly compromised in some way (invalids, shut-ins, etc.) ... sure -- appear on their doorstep and give the vaccine.
But for able-bodied people who spend time going to the grocery and spend time on retail and entertainment (no matter how meager) ... yes, they will have to find a way to fit vaccination into their schedules.
I can agree that the government health agencies have to meet communities halfway -- no setting it up where a 100,000 people have to somehow take public transportation 50 miles to even access the vaccine. Definitely set it up as far and wide as feasible, deeply into populous communities. But to a point, the people will have to expend some time, yes.
I feel like I'm misunderstanding you a bit. I (academically) understand that the crushing poor often live decidely inconvenienced lives. But at a certain point ... doesn't everyone who wants a vaccine have to take at least some time, initiative, get-up-and-go ... something, to see that they get the vaccine?
Mobile vaccination clinics, for instance -- that's a great idea. And I have confidence there will be a good bit of that. Flip side: there will be some people, however, for using an excuse of "
when's the mobile clinic coming to my street?" as an excuse not to take a six-block walk, or to take an extra bus transfer, or whatever. I understand that people fall into the cracks with any large-scale public initiative, yes -- but I'm specifically talking about people who, essentially, willfully jump into those cracks.
Again, I feel like I'm misunderstanding you.
