Senator Chris Dodd Blasts Bankers for Hoarding H1N1 Vaccine

Senator Chris Dodd has blasted Goldman Sachs for bogarting H1N1 vaccine. He is demanding to know from federal officials why the vaccine was sent to bankers at Goldman Sachs rather than so pregnant women and school children, the most vulnerable for serious cases of swine flu.

Dodd also sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius demanding she review her policies and make corrections to ensure that the vaccine, which is temporarily in short supply goes to those who are most vulnerable.

Senator Dodd is quoted in Politico:

“It is hard to believe that at a time when even the most vulnerable in our society are unable to obtain H1N1 vaccinations, the government is sending doses to private firms on Wall Street,” Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) said in a statement. “People are frustrated by the government’s response to this crisis, and with news like this, who can blame them? “

“Vaccines should go to people who need them most, not people who happen to work on Wall Street,” said Dodd, who’s also readying financial reform legislation that Wall Street won’t like

Dodd has also insisted that Goldman Sachs return the vaccine they are hording.

Full Story at Politico

Mor coverage: Washington Post

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