>> Kind of.
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>> I suspect the fundamental point is that the media know that they can whip up
>> emotions in lemmings by making them fear that someone is getting an advantage and for
>> the media that means money.
The report in the Irish Times, linked in the BBC article, goes into more detail. Two of the beneficiaries of the vaccine were the teenage/adult children of the Master of the hospital. A staff member is quoted as saying “It’s disgraceful that the master of the hospital arranged for his children to get the vaccine.” Presumably somebody 'went to the press'. A minister then got involved. All in all a toxic brew.
How many of the unexpected recipients were ordinary workers as opposed to the relatives of the holders of senior offices in the hospital?
I'm not sure this stuff (ie getting something they're not) even started with Thatcher. Were there not similar issues with rationing during the war?
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