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They probably did, . However if they believed it they are clueless (which was my point). It is possible some pencil pusher authorized it, but they should have had the brains to keep it secret. That is my point The CDC decided that Healthcare workers and Nursing home residents should go first (I’m not convinced this was the right decision) . There are not enough vaccines for all healthcare workers. The state gave hospitals the authority to choose who gets it. It is a big mess. hospitals are giving their own so administrators, security guards etc are getting them while “outside contractors” who care for Covid patients but don’t work for the hospital are not Similarly outpt physicians who don’t work for a hospital although they may be the first ones Covid + patients see, have no way of getting a vaccine.
All this has been going on BEFORE the advertisements went out. As soon as I saw the advertisement it was clear that Someone goofed, and if the outcry would get loud enough there would be a problem. I don’t understand how they didn’t see that. See NYT story 12/24 Hospital Workers Start to ‘Turn Against Each Other’ to Get Vaccine” for an example of how crazy it is
Again I’m not saying the CEO committed fraud (though the picture of him getting one doesn’t help he isn’t over 60 , however to be fair I don’t know his underlying health conditions)
Someone did, and they should have realized it, as anyone with connections to healthcare suspected someone dropped the ball.
(again to be clear “Dropped the ball” doesn’t equal fraud, my point is they shouldn’t have been so brazen)
2) That would be justifiable
That doesn’t seem to be what happened though. I know (relatively) young people healthy who got them. They weren’t put on standby and told to come wait if their were ones about to be discarded they could get. They had an appointment went and got it.
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“They clearly stated they will not give it to anyone not meeting one of the three criteria they listed as qualifiers to receive it from their clinic.”
The 3 criteria were ones they made up not approved by authorities (which is the thrust of R’ Hoffman’s article protesting that strongly).
This is what NYS said “The first New Yorkers to receive the vaccine will be high-risk hospital workers (emergency room workers, ICU staff and Pulmonary Department staff), nursing home residents, nursing home staff, followed by all long-term and congregate care residents and staff, EMS workers, other health care workers, coroners and medical examiners. Staff at every hospital will have access to the first vaccine allocation.””
note NOT elderly NOT preexisting conditions (outside nursing home)
Again we can argue that those groups SHOULD get it first (Which is R’ Hoffman’s point. and I’m not sure I disagree) but that isnt what the State approved
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it isn’t what happened