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COVID-19 vaccination clinics at Seattle-area hospitals raise concerns of equity
Source: Seattle Times
As a frenzy of newly eligible older adults seek COVID-19 vaccinations, hospitals in the Puget Sound region are quietly giving people of influence including hospital foundation board members and donors special access to vaccines.
Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett offered on Jan. 25 an invite-only clinic for donors, board members and fundraising campaign volunteers, according to an email addressed to donors obtained by The Seattle Times. At the same time, the hospital was not providing vaccine access to the general public, according to a spokesman.
And in a soft launch of its vaccine rollout to seniors, EvergreenHealth in Kirkland performed a test of its scheduling tool by sharing a link to vaccine appointments with certain foundation board members and volunteers, in addition to people who serve older adults.
Special-access vaccine appointments first drew a rebuke from Gov. Jay Inslee Tuesday, when he chastised Overlake Medical Center for launching a program directing donors, board members, retirees and volunteers to reserved appointments.
Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett offered on Jan. 25 an invite-only clinic for donors, board members and fundraising campaign volunteers, according to an email addressed to donors obtained by The Seattle Times. At the same time, the hospital was not providing vaccine access to the general public, according to a spokesman.
And in a soft launch of its vaccine rollout to seniors, EvergreenHealth in Kirkland performed a test of its scheduling tool by sharing a link to vaccine appointments with certain foundation board members and volunteers, in addition to people who serve older adults.
Special-access vaccine appointments first drew a rebuke from Gov. Jay Inslee Tuesday, when he chastised Overlake Medical Center for launching a program directing donors, board members, retirees and volunteers to reserved appointments.
Read more: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/special-invitation-only-covid-19-vaccination-clinics-at-seattle-area-hospitals-raise-concerns-of-equity
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COVID-19 vaccination clinics at Seattle-area hospitals raise concerns of equity (Original Post)
brooklynite
Jan 2021
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still_one
(92,351 posts)1. Someone from Providence Regional need to be fired for that
bucolic_frolic
(43,252 posts)2. Probably a debate in many areas, and also many health care workers
bridle at requried vaccination. Nursing home workers refuse to be vaccinated even when told they will lose their job if they do. Just read it this morning
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/01/27/multiple-states-report-nursing-home-staff-reluctant-to-take-vaccine/
https://www.kunc.org/health/2021-01-28/many-colorado-long-term-care-workers-refuse-covid-19-vaccine-though-officials-insist-its-safe
https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-coronavirus-pandemic-coronavirus-vaccine-09d5acd1fd6d264b6d1ec80afeeeb301
montanacowboy
(6,098 posts)3. What else is new?
I still dont have a shot was told I can get one end of March and I am on the top tier