City Of Chicago Withholds Vaccine From Hospital That Gave Shots To Trump Tower Staff

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Source: huff post



3/19/2021 03:32 am ET Updated 4 hours ago

The withholding of COVID-19 vaccines comes as the city conducts a review of actions by Loretto Hospital.



CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago on Thursday decided to withhold first doses of COVID-19 vaccines from a hospital that improperly administered vaccinations to Trump Tower workers.

The withholding of vaccines comes as the city conducts a review of actions by Loretto Hospital, whose president said in a memo to hospital staff this week that 72 mostly Black and brown restaurant, hospital and other support personnel at Trump International Chicago were vaccinated earlier this month by hospital workers.

It has also admitted improperly vaccinating Cook County Circuit Court judges.

In a statement, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she was concerned about the reports involving the hospital, noting the city’s vaccination plans have been focused around equity and reaching those who need it first.

“Unfortunately, in recent days, stories have surfaced alleging providers who had an obligation to follow (Chicago Department of Public Health) guidelines, ignored those restrictions and instead allowed well-connected individuals to jump the line to receive the vaccine instead of using it to service people who were more in need,” Lightfoot said in a statement............................


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[question everything]

1. Why punish the real patients?

[PortTack]

4. There are a multitude of places to receive vaccine in the Chicago area

I highly doubt it’s being withheld from patients

[mpcamb]

5. Right! Punish the Administration! No vax for any executives.

Of course they've already made their way to the front of the line in front of ICI and CCU and ER personnel. The real answer is to fire the guy bragging about his moment with e. t.
Maybe we'll have to wait for e. t.'s vax sale to UAE and Bahrain to become public before the hospital rat's shamed enough to quit.

[Sienna86]

2. He also furnished vaccines to his suburban church. CEO George Miller

CEO of hospital, George Miller. 200 vaccines.

Miller owns a unit in Trump’s Chicago building.

[multigraincracker]

3. In the world of cops, it's called a

Professional courtesy. Others call it corruption.

[BobTheSubgenius]

6. This looks so much worse than stealing people's money.

[Vinca]

7. As much as this stinks to high heaven, everyone needs to be vaccinated ASAP and the doses

shouldn't be withheld from any entity that can get them administered. The mayor should find another way to hold them accountable.

[cate94]

8. They can't be trusted

The doses need to go to places that distribute them properly.

[MichMan]

9. Seems like the people vaccinated were the ones that did need it. What am I missing?

"The withholding of vaccines comes as the city conducts a review of actions by Loretto Hospital, whose president said in a memo to hospital staff this week that 72 mostly Black and brown restaurant, hospital and other support personnel at Trump International Chicago were vaccinated earlier this month by hospital workers."

[ProfessorGAC]

10. 200 Doses To His Church?

And, he lives in T&@#p Tower.
One could reasonably conclude he was doing it to protect himself, not others.
And, the church congregation situation is not excusable.
Even if some of those people were eligible under Phase 1b, it's not up to him to reallocate doses to a different site. It's also highly unlikely that everyone at the church qualified under 1b requirements.
His job is to assure doses sent to his hospital get administered per the guidelines, at that location.