Who Can Get the Flu Vaccine?

It has recently been reported that large corporations such as Goldman Sachs and Citigroup have received hundreds of doses of the coveted H1N1 vaccine. Further, while many retail locations, such as Walmart, CVS, etc, have had supplies of seasonal flu vaccine for those who line up and pay for the vaccine, less commercially associated locations such as physician offices (my pediatrician office included) have yet to receive their allotment of vaccine. Thus one must question -- how does this distribution occur?

A related online article noted that despite significant searching, the authors were unable to locate doses of H1N1 vaccine on eBay or Craig's list; further, when he (and his assistants) contacted physician offices offering to pay top dollar for what would otherwise be a free vaccine (provided by the government), the general response was that the vaccine could not be bought by the highest bidder. And yet, these large corporations, who claim to be giving the vaccine to those on the "high priority" list, are able to obtain hundreds of doses.

Thus begging the question -- how do we monitor the distribution?

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