Edgar Allan Poe's “The Masque of the Red Death" is perhaps a good allegory of the billionaire class and the pandemics of today, where "the entitled members of a society more concerned about comfort and capital during a disaster only causes more destruction. In the end, no one gets out alive." And yes, these folks are the first in line for vaccines while publicly railing against them.
https://slate.com/culture/2020/03/edgar-allan-poes-masque-of-the-red-death-is-an-allegory-for-the-age-of-coronavirus.html
https://poemuseum.org/the-masque-of-the-red-death/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masque_of_the_Red_Death
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