ZAGREB, 12 February, 2021 - The national federation of war veterans treated for PTSD has described as inappropriate and potentially manipulative Croatian Chamber of Commerce president Luka Burilović's explanation of his out-of-turn vaccination against COVID-19, in which he cited his status of disabled war veteran.
"The explanation creates room for a false perception that Croatian war veterans have priority in vaccination over other citizens, people with chronic diseases and people with disabilities. We find it important to once again stress that many disabled war veterans suffer from many other chronic diseases, which puts them among at-risk groups, yet despite that, they are still patiently waiting for their turn to get vaccinated, just like other citizens," the federation said in a statement on Friday.
It called on citizens, notably those holding various public offices, to set an example to others and to have understanding for people with chronic diseases for whom vaccination can mean survival as well as to respect the vaccination priority list.
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