Originally Posted By Mr X a little longer. I realize you were quite displeased that our happy concentration campers down in gitmo got their shots, but you'll be happy to know that our elite overlords on Wall Street have been taken care of as well... <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/nov2009/db2009112_606442.htm" target="_blank">http://www.businessweek.com/bw...6442.htm</a> ***In the past week or so 13 companies, including Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, have begun receiving small quantities of the vaccine, according to city health authorities.*** I, for one, am very relieved that those poor banksters are relieved of any concerns if a pandemic should arise. After all, who else but those guys can dig us out of the horrible financial mess we're all in!!?? God Bless the Goldman Sachs/Citibank teams. God Bless them, every one!
Originally Posted By BeccasMommy alright, i read in WE but almost never post, but this just chaps my freaking hide... I have asthma and a heart condition and work in a festering petri dish otherwise known as a University, and my specialist and my GP have both said that because the way our state has elected to distribute the vaccine i will likely not receive it until mid-late december, after which most health care providers feel the wave of cases my have crested and ebbed clearly choosing higher ed as a career was a noble but foolish move, i should have gone corporate and sold out
Originally Posted By RockyMtnMinnie Hellllloooooo... They have money. That makes their life much more valuable than mine. Well, here anyway.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 Fabulous...my kids are on a waiting list at their pediatricians office and probably won't get it for another 2 weeks or so. I am so happy that Wall Street fatcats that are not in a high risk group can get it but my kids that go to the germ factory that is the elementary school can't get it.
Originally Posted By RockyMtnMinnie OK, I did something a little crazy and actually read the article. >>>Health-care workers at those employers are bound by the CDC to distribute the vaccine only to populations deemed to be at high risk of developing serious complications from swine flu: pregnant women, children and young people aged 6 months to 24 years, people who live with or provide care for infants under 6 months (who cannot be vaccinated), people aged 24 to 64 with medical conditions that put them at higher risk for flu-related complications, and health-care workers and emergency medical personnel. A spokeswoman for Goldman, who asked not to be named, said the company had just received the vaccine and did not yet have information as to how it would be distributed, saying that Goldman will supply vaccine only to those who qualify as high-risk, per the CDC requirements. Citigroup had not responded with a comment as of the evening of Nov. 2.<<< The vaccine is not being distributed to CEO's etc. It's to be distributed through the companies to high risk employees. My husband works for a railroad and they are receiving H1N1 vaccine doses, but at this time, only enough for employees who are considered to be in the high risk catagories due to supply.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 OK, I did something a little crazy and actually read the article. << I do better dealing with hyperbole
Originally Posted By DAR A lot of companies, mine for example, provides a flu shot to it's employees. If it's only CEO's then yeah it's a problem. But if it's company wide it's a nice service that's being provided.
Originally Posted By DAR One more thing is that our shots are free, but family members can pay something like 10 bucks to get one.
Originally Posted By BeccasMommy I read the article and knew that they were giving to high risk employees. I am just frustrated that GS likely received theirs before other health care providers.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer I got my H1N1 flu mist just the other day. All of the employees at my company can get it. Of course I work in a hospital. There's no way that these companies got their shots before the hospitals did. I think health care workers were priority from the start.
Originally Posted By BeccasMommy I called the Dept of Health today to ask when adults with underlying conditions in RI can get shots... the clinics will be held the 1st week of December... when I am in Florida... and sadly i can't get the mist because it contains some live virus
Originally Posted By fkurucz Read a joke the other day that Goldman Sacks will soon sell derivatives based on their vaccine stockpile.
