Out of the box

Without bets

Ismail Al Hammadi

February 16, 2021

I do not cite my inspiration from the concrete reality, especially from some media topics that are published through various local media outlets, not criticizing and questioning the capabilities of some, but rather correcting and reorienting our compass towards reality and thinking with logic, and within the limits of what our minds absorb, and in line with Conditions that govern us.

We are the largest beneficiaries of the vaccination campaign, and there is no need to link it to the benefits and discounts.

During the past week, a topic was raised about the demands of some who have taken the "Covid-19" vaccine for preferential benefits and discounts in some sectors, with the aim of encouraging the rest of the community to vaccinate, to accelerate recovery ... according to what was mentioned in the topic.

The retail sectors, airlines, real estate, transportation, hotels, restaurants, and cinemas ... were among the priorities in which benefits were claimed.

The question here: Who has the right to link vaccination with personal preferential benefits?

Can I convince myself as a normal person with this equation?

I take the vaccine to get discounts in stores, restaurants, and hotels .. It is not more important that I get discounts when buying or renting a real estate unit!

In the mind, you see that this equation is logical and that the mind accepts it, given the general health situation of the world and of all humanity?

I raised the topic on my personal page on Twitter, and I raised it again to draw everyone's attention to the fact that the issue is a matter of awareness, and there are no bets on health, as in the first and foremost we take the vaccine to protect our health and enhance our individual and collective immunity, and we are the biggest beneficiary of This vaccination campaign, and there is no need to link it with the benefits and discounts, and without other bets.

Indeed, we must praise God that the UAE was one of the first to request the vaccine and vaccinate segments of society, at a time when some countries are still struggling to obtain the vaccine, our country has crossed the barrier of five million doses that were provided to citizens and residents, as for some of the advantages that have happened. They must be vaccinated by some retail stores and hotels, as it was promoted by the media, as they are nothing but individual initiatives made by their owners in order to support the state’s efforts to encourage vaccination, and we are not against encouragement and discretionary initiatives, but we are against it being a condition for taking vaccinations.

What also caught my attention in the matter is the demand from some for preferential discounts in the field of real estate, as market watchers: Do you think the real estate sector in the country, and in Dubai in particular, is still ready to accommodate more facilities and flexibility, especially at the level of the rental market, which was from The markets most affected by the pandemic, between a decline in prices and concessions on payments due to those affected?

Are property owners still ready to take on more pressure?

Frankly speaking: If taking the vaccine is related to advantages in the real estate field, then I see that the owner, developer and broker also have the right to demand preferential benefits and discounts from other parties, enabling them to carry out their activities at a better level, and without consequences that exhaust them later!

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