Some NYC Businesses Receive H1N1 Vaccine

By: Dana Chivvis
Topics: Economy

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Some of New York's largest companies have received the H1N1 vaccine in the last week, BusinessWeek reports. They include Wall Street banks Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs as well as New York University and Time Warner.

City health officials say the companies are not being given special consideration, but applied for the vaccine months ago as part of their preparation for the pandemic. In all, 29 companies requested the vaccine and 13 have been supplied with it.

"It's not that they received it over someone else, it's that they placed an order," Jessica Scaperotti, press secretary for New York City's Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, told BusinessWeek. "A lot of businesses hold vaccination programs for their employees. These locations are important vehicles for vaccinating people."

The city's health department approved requests from the 29 employers after they were cleared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

They are required to distribute the vaccines to the highest at-risk populations first. This demographic includes pregnant women, people between the ages of 6 months and 24 years-old, people who live with babies under 6 months old, people with health issues between 24 and 64 years old, and health and emergency workers.

Read more at businessweek.com.

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by TomColt November 9, 2009 8:23 AM EST: I don't blame CitiGroup, JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs from wanting to protect their executives from Swine flu, and I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't more much susceptible to it, for obvious reasons.; Reply to this comment


by lightningF November 5, 2009 2:26 PM EST: Of course we have to take care of the wall street bankers first,They get bailed out first,they get bonuses first,they get to keep their jobs after ruining their companies,why should they not be first to be protected against the Swine Flu. After all it is Obama's government,remember he even said He won( or is that he inherited) Guess if you like him he won and if he screws up he inherited. Screw you Tax payers and Americans who voted for him he won and will give to his wealthy friends and family first.; Reply to this comment