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Wall Street Firms Getting H1N1 Vaccines


Last Update: 11/09/2009 12:28 pm
Swine Flu Vaccine
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Some of New York City's largest employers -- including Wall Street firms Goldman Sachs and Citigroup -- have started receiving some doses of swine flu vaccine.

City health officials say doctors for company health services can ask for the vaccine along with other city doctors. They can only vaccinate high-risk employees like pregnant women and those with chronic illnesses.

Most of the big employers to receive the vaccine are hospitals. Others on the list include Columbia University and the Federal Reserve Bank.

The swine flu vaccine has been in short supply because of manufacturing delays. Each state decides how to distribute its share of the vaccine. Health officials say those at high risk for complications should get it first.

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farmboy - 11/13/2009 5:43 AM
we should be honored that these folks are getting their flu shots before endangered members of our society..like my wife and i and my 94 year old mother. we care for our granddaughter and my mother and somehow neither of us (my wife and i)nor my mother are deserving of protection. worse yet..the entire eastern shore has to beg borrow and steal to get shots allocated for our needs. i guess we should be happy that our financial system is so secure.

Pat Maloney - 11/5/2009 3:19 PM
Wall Street and all of its selfish, self-centered, "I think me are important" wantabees should be ashamed. Since when did the big guys start hiring school-aged children - - for that matter, any children (besides the ones that are 30 - 60 going on 3 !). I simply cannot believe this kind of stuff is going on - - keep bailing them out, they're getting used to getting it all!

betssee - 11/5/2009 1:31 PM
Show us the PROOF this vaccine is being given to only high risk persons These selfish entities have found ways to circumvent decency in the past why not now ?

FiestyDiva - 11/5/2009 1:22 PM
This is the epitome of selfishness. The people that work on Wall Street are not better than anyone else. How many "children" will be vaccinated on Wall Street? More importantly how many children could potentially die as a result of the greed and selfishness of Wall Street?
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