NBA and NHL teams also in front of others for H1N1 vaccine

America Blog  Nov 06 09

First Wall Street and now the millionaire athletes. Most in need or most in greed? Ontario health minister Deb Matthews vowed Thursday to investigate whether Toronto’s NBA and NHL players jumped the line for the swine flu shot while other groups are being forced to wait as the province’s supply dwindles.Matthews said she shares the outrage sparked by reports that Maple Leafs and Raptors players got the shot even though the province doesn’t have enough yet to vaccinate school-age children. Fortunately in the case of Canada, someone were fired for giving special privileges. Maybe it's too much "change" to do the same in the US. Full story...

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