20-07-2022, 01:10 PM
They are telling us on the TV to all get vaxxed for the flu, but unless we are 65 or older you still have to pay for the shot.
Great way to encourage the uptake.
OTOH, if you are Maori (or pacifica) you can get the flu jab for free if you are 10 years younger, you only need to be 55 years old.
Some may argue that their demographic has higher risk of flu, but it still stands as racially divisive and promotes the idea that such groups are unhealthy and stigmatizes them.
I wont get started on the maori health authority, I dont see that saving any money either.
Great way to encourage the uptake.
OTOH, if you are Maori (or pacifica) you can get the flu jab for free if you are 10 years younger, you only need to be 55 years old.
Some may argue that their demographic has higher risk of flu, but it still stands as racially divisive and promotes the idea that such groups are unhealthy and stigmatizes them.
I wont get started on the maori health authority, I dont see that saving any money either.