(Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Boston Globe via Getty ImagesMany experts have written about the importance of making covid-19 vaccines available to family caregivers of frail older adults and younger people with disabilities. Massachusetts shows what happens when one state decides to vaccinate not only older adults, but also the people who bring them to get their shots. Next, people reportedly began acting as brokers—for a fee, of course— connecting drivers looking to score a quick vaccine with older adults seeking rides. And that would reduce the availability of willing drivers and leave those older adults with fewer ways to get their shots. Given the great risk of serious illness and death among older adults, that’s a trade-off that may be worth making but, like everything else in covid-world, it is complicated.

Source: Forbes February 17, 2021 15:22 UTC