Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, November 12th, 2000
Some huge grocery chains received thousands of vaccine doses before manufacturers shipped them to many private doctors whose patients are so frail influenza could kill them.
The sick standing in store lines isn't doctors' only frustration. Manufacturers acknowledge shipping shots to large corporations for employee-vaccination programs ahead of many doctors - even though this year's vaccine delay means high-risk Americans, not healthy young workers, are supposed to be first in line.
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