Former Facebook senior executive Chamath Palihapitiya created a twitterstorm Wednesday when he suggested that everyone who takes the COVID-19 vaccine should wear “a mask of a special design or color,” so that the others would know that the person was vaccinated.
Users did not appreciate the idea, with many of them comparing it to the use of the Star of David in Nazi Germany.
Some users suggested their own alternatives:
Many others questioned the need for vaccinated people to wear masks:
“I don't think we will need masks to know....you all will have massive side effects”, one user wrote.
Finally, one user asked if Palihapitiya was being serious when he made the suggestion:
The first shipments of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine left a factory in Michigan early on 13 December, as part of efforts to bring an end to the coronavirus pandemic. The shipment is set to be delivered to American healthcare workers on Monday.
The US has been severely hit by the pandemic, as the virus is currently claiming more than 2,400 lives a day in the country. Dr. Moncef Slaoui, an adviser to the US vaccination effort, said Sunday that the US expects to immunise 100 million people, or about 30% of its population, by the end of March.