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Article: Wall Street cornering the market on flu vaccine?(News)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- November 6, 2009
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Byline: Karen Matthews Associated Press
NEW YORK u Some of New York CityAEs largest employers u including Wall Street firms like Goldman Sachs and big universities u have started receiving doses of the much-in-demand swine flu vaccine for their at-risk employees.
The government-funded vaccine is being distributed to states, where health departments decide where to send the limited doses. In New York, health officials are allowing businesses with on-site medical staff to apply for the vaccine.
Doctors for large companies can ask for the vaccine along with other doctors but must agree to vaccinate only high-risk employees like pregnant women and ...