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Hospital boards, donors get COVID shots sometimes before others

Disclosures could threaten public confidence in a national rollout already marked by vaccine shortages. Author: Associated Press Updated: 1:17 PM EST January 30, 2021 While millions of Americans wait for the COVID-19 vaccine, hospital board members, their trustees and donors around the country have gotten early access to the scarce drug or offers for vaccinations, raising complaints about favoritism tainting decisions about who gets inoculated and when. In Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter Neronha opened an inquiry after reports that two hospital systems offered their board members vaccinations. A Seattle-area hospital system was rebuked by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee after it offered COVID-19 vaccination appointments to major donors. And in Kansas, members of a hospital board received vaccinations during the first phase of the state s rollout, which was intended for people at greater risk for infection.

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Playing favorites? Hospital boards, donors get COVID sh

While millions of Americans wait for the COVID-19 vaccine, hospital board members, their trustees and donors around the country have gotten early access to the scarce drug or offers for vaccinations, raising complaints about favoritism tainting decisions about who gets inoculated and when. In Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter Neronha opened an inquiry after reports that two hospital systems offered their board members vaccinations. A Seattle-area hospital system was rebuked by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee after it offered COVID-19 vaccination appointments to major donors. And in Kansas, members of a hospital board received vaccinations during the first phase of the state’s rollout, which was intended for people at greater risk for infection.

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Hospital boards, donors play favorites, get COVID-19 vaccine

Hospital boards, donors play favorites, get COVID-19 vaccine By RUSS BYNUM and MICHELLE R. SMITH and RACHEL LA CORTE Published article Care home staff receive the Pfizer/BioNtech covid-19 vaccine at Bradley Manor residential care home in Belfast. (Photo by Liam McBurney/PA Images via Getty Images) While millions of Americans wait for the COVID-19 vaccine, hospital board members, their trustees and donors around the country have gotten early access to the scarce drug or offers for vaccinations, raising complaints about favoritism tainting decisions about who gets inoculated and when. In Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter Neronha opened an inquiry after reports that two hospital systems offered their board members vaccinations. A Seattle-area hospital system was rebuked by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee after it offered COVID-19 vaccination appointments to major donors. And in Kansas, members of a hospital board received vaccinations during the first phase of the state’s rol

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COVID vaccines: Hospitals accused of allowing board members, donors to jump lines for shots

COVID vaccines: Hospitals accused of allowing board members, donors to jump lines for shots
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Playing favorites? Hospital boards and donors get COVID-19 shots

Advertisement The disclosures could threaten public confidence in a national rollout already marked by vaccine short-ages, appointment logjams and inconsistent standards state to state for determining who’s eligible. “We want people vaccinated based on priority, not privilege,” Inslee spokesman Mike Faulk said. “Everyone deserves a fair opportunity to get vaccinated.” At the direction of the federal government, states have set up tiered distribution pipelines aimed first at protecting essential workers and those most at risk, including older Americans. In California, for example, medical workers, first responders, nursing-home residents and people 65 and older are at the front of the line for the coveted shots.

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