One patient donated $ 25,000 to gain early access to a vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech
The first round of vaccinations for COVID-19 will disappear in a limited number, as the daily number of deaths in the US reaches new highs, and some Americans are willing to pay the maximum dollar for faster access to a blow.
In California, 327,000 doses of the vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech were received earlier this week, and many wealthy residents are proposing to health care institutions to cut the line.
Conformable CNN, most vaccine doses sent to California are for front-line health care workers. However, several doctors reveal that they have received offers of money from people who want to get vaccinations for themselves. Dr. Jeff Toll, a Los Angeles doctor said a patient offered Cedars-Sinai Medical Center $ 25,000 to gain access to the vaccine.
Many of Toll’s patients are animators and directors.
“I think one of the difficult things is that the doctors who take care of these high-powered people can say you don’t have to wait,” Toll told reporters. “These people don’t usually have to wait.”
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My Concierge MD, a health facility in Beverly Hills, California, has received numerous phone calls from wealthy clients willing to pay any amount to avoid a dose of the potentially life-saving shot. Dr. Abe Malkin, The founder of Concierge MD, said that some of the patients offer to make a charitable “contribution” to “get in line”.
This desire to receive a vaccine is understandable. The death toll from the coronavirus is close to 314,000 in America, more than 22,000 from California, according to data compiled by researchers at Johns Hopkins University. On Wednesday, the nation recorded the highest number of virus-related deaths, with 3,611. Despite the presence of the vaccine and more in progress, it will take months for the remedies to reach the table.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the Pfizer vaccine for emergency use on Dec. 11, but the pharmaceutical company said the Trump administration has reduced vaccine allocations in several states for next week, it reported. Pr. The FDA on Friday released a second COVID-19 vaccine produced by Moderna for emergency use.
In a statement, Pfizer said: “We still have millions of doses in our warehouse, but we have not yet received shipping instructions for additional doses.”
States expected to see a reduction in vaccine dose deliveries include Connecticut, Georgia, Montana, Michigan and Nevada.
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