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    A statement released Friday by Alberta Health Services detailed how the hockey players got their shots without having to stand in hours-long lineups with other members of the public. "A Calgary Flames medical representative approached Alberta Health Services on Oct. 27 (the second day the vaccination was available to everyone in Alberta) through a staff member to see if an H1N1 immunization clinic would be made available to the Flames and their families" the statement reads. "The request was forwarded to a more senior AHS staff member, who in turn took it to a supervisor and the request was approved." Full Article at Canada.com
    A Calgary Flames medical representative approached Alberta Health Services on Oct. 27 (the second day the vaccination was available to everyone in Alberta) through a staff member to see if an H1N1 immunization clinic would be made available to the Flames and their families
    SOURCE: Canada.com 2 weeks ago
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Temperatures rise over more H1N1 vaccine queue jumping
  1. The most important quality of a board member are their ethics and their integrity. Clearly, jumping the queue was a mistake
    SOURCE: Canada.com 2 weeks ago
  2. The request was forwarded to a more senior AHS staff member, who in turn took it to a supervisor and the request was approved.
    SOURCE: Canada.com 2 weeks ago
  3. There has been a gap in communication because this morning we learned that certain (hospital) boards of directors were vaccinated, which the minister considers unacceptable
    SOURCE: Canada.com 2 weeks ago
  4. The message this is sending is that the wealthy and influential should be treated first
    SOURCE: Canada.com 2 weeks ago
  5. It has nothing to do with the fact that they gave money ... There's absolutely no link.
    SOURCE: Canada.com 2 weeks ago
  6. There is no written record of approval to proceed and there is no process for authorization of the use of the H1N1 vaccine for this purpose, as it contradicts existing protocols and processes ... Use of the vaccine was not discussed or authorized above the level of the individual who authorized its use.
    SOURCE: Canada.com 2 weeks ago
  7. The focus was on inoculating health-care workers, patients, and any member of the public who requested the vaccine. No one would be turned away; it was understood there was sufficient vaccine available
    SOURCE: Canada.com 2 weeks ago
  8. Everything we are seeing is the 2009 H1N1 virus
    SOURCE: Canada.com 2 weeks ago
  9. We wouldn't have expected this many states to have this widespread of a disease ... Flu can last until May. We don't know what we will see with this virus in general.
    SOURCE: Canada.com 2 weeks ago

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