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The Ethics of Vaccine Distribution And Holiday Season Giving

By Steve Kraske,

Danie Alexander, Liam Mays

Published December 8, 2020 at 2:14 PM CST

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Tyrone Tyner, a medical assistant at Truman Medical Center prepares a drive-through patient for a COVID-19 test on Oct. 28. — As COVID-19 vaccines are almost ready to roll out, who should be in line after frontline medical workers and long-term care patients?

The ethics professors discuss the priorities for distributing vaccines and whether 'tis better to give more than we receive this pandemic holiday season.

The ethics professors agreed on who is getting the COVID-19 vaccine first. When it came to whether a person should be required to get the vaccine there was a difference of opinion. And in a time when many won't be able to afford a holiday celebration, should the rest of us be giving more to charity and spending less on ourselves and loved ones?

Wayne Vaught, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs at Utah Valley University
Clancy Martin, is a Philosophy professor at UMKC, and a professor of Business Ethics at the Bloch School of Management.

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Steve Kraske

When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.

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Danie Alexander

As senior producer of Up To Date, I want our listeners to hear familiar and new voices that shine light on the issues and challenges facing the myriad communities KCUR serves, and to expose our audiences to the wonderful and the creative in the Kansas City area. Just as important to me is an obligation to mentor the next generation of producers to ensure that the important conversations continue. Reach me at alexanderdk@kcur.org.

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Liam Mays

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