Exactly! Or vitamin B-12 so it has some benefit.
Exactly! Or vitamin B-12 so it has some benefit.
Last month we noted that given Pfizer's vaccine remains in short supply and stringent temperature requirements for shipment and storage have limited vaccinations only to frontline hospital workers and long term elderly patients - there's a growing movement among wealthy Americans offering five-figure donations to hospitals to cut in line and receive an early dose of the vaccine.
There's a phenomenon in several states particularly on the West coast of the wealthy calling their doctors, offering tens of thousands of dollars in donations for the chance to receive the COVID-19 vaccine early. This week one hospital in Washington state essentially admitted to facilitating just such an arrangement after it was caught red-handed sending an email that listed 100 donors as among those who'll be first in line to receive the jab, as CNN reports:
A hospital in Bellevue, Washington, has apologized for emailing about 100 benefactors an invitation to sign up for the Covid-19 vaccination.
"We're pleased to share that we have 500 new open appointments in the Overlake COVID-19 vaccine clinic," said an email from an Overlake Medical Center, which also provided a special access code to register.
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Last month we noted that given Pfizer's vaccine remains in short supply and stringent temperature requirements for shipment and storage have limited vaccinations only to frontline hospital workers and long term elderly patients - there's a growing movement among wealthy Americans offering five-figure donations to hospitals to cut in line and receive an early dose of the vaccine.
There's a phenomenon in several states particularly on the West coast of the wealthy calling their doctors, offering tens of thousands of dollars in donations for the chance to receive the COVID-19 vaccine early. This week one hospital in Washington state essentially admitted to facilitating just such an arrangement after it was caught red-handed sending an email that listed 100 donors as among those who'll be first in line to receive the jab, as CNN reports:
>A hospital in Bellevue, Washington, has apologized for emailing about 100 benefactors an invitation to sign up for the Covid-19 vaccination.
>"We're pleased to share that we have 500 new open appointments in the Overlake COVID-19 vaccine clinic," said an email from an Overlake Medical Center, which also provided a special access code to register.
more ...
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