Malta’s COVID vaccination programme
Further to my letter published on March 12, I feel compelled to write again about the complete lack of transparency in Malta’s COVID vaccination programme.
The order in which people are being vaccinated does not seem to follow any logic.
Nobody begrudges frontline workers being prioritised but when we read about construction companies and even court registrars demanding priority one cannot help but think powerful lobby groups are having a disproportionate impact.
It has been consistently proven that age is the single biggest risk factor with COVID. Meanwhile, those in public-facing employment are at no greater risk than the wider population in their age cohort, which is mitigated further by COVID safe protocols at work. Yet, prioritisation by age is not being fairly implemented, despite public declarations to the contrary.