Medcan Clinic in Toronto has ordered and received 3,000 doses of the vaccine and 80% (2,400) is alloted for the paying snobs yer well heeled senior executive corporate clients!

Elite at front of line for flu shots - thestar.com (http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/720633)

It would appear more than snobs are getting breaks:

CALGARY - Alberta's health superboard launched a probe Tuesday into a decision to let the Calgary Flames jump the queue for the H1N1 vaccine, amid political charges that the move has rattled the integrity of the inoculation process.

Alberta Health Services officials confirmed the vaccinations were provided by superboard staff on Friday, with doses given to players and their families, as well as some coaches and management with the NHL team.

The news sparked a board investigation into who made the decision and how the vaccine found its way to an off-site clinic separate from the ones where thousands of Albertans lined up for hours last Friday.

Flames ignite vaccine furor (http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/Flames+ignite+vaccine+furor/2180700/story.html)

The local news in Calgary is aflame with The Flames and their families getting their shots already - privately.
CTV Calgary- Flames players and their families get H1N1 shots - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television (http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20091103/CGY_Flames_H1N1_091103/20091103/?hub=CalgaryHome)

Hahah! Sinc - you beat me to it.:D

The big scandal here is regarding the Calgary Flames' queue jumping to get the shot. I tend to agree that it is wrong. Not only are they the healthiest people living in the province (by virtue of their profession), they have private team doctors. It is upsetting when one considers what for example single mothers with kids in tow have had to endure while lining up.

Hahah! Sinc - you beat me to it.:D

Beat me too!

The media got it wrong. They were vaccinated against the N1H1L1 virus that caps salaries.

Talk about a dumb move.... What were they thinking?

The media got it wrong. They were vaccinated against the N1H1L1 virus that caps salaries.

:clap::clap::clap::lmao::lmao::lmao:

The big scandal here is regarding the Calgary Flames' queue jumping to get the shot.

But yet I'll bet this won't affect attendance at their home games. Treat sports figures like gods and they'll act like them. No surprise here.

The media got it wrong. They were vaccinated against the N1H1L1 virus that caps salaries.

Talk about a dumb move.... What were they thinking?

Good one, Jim.

It should be interesting to see what effects, if any, this virus has upon the Olympic games. We shall see.

Apparently no one is rushing to bother to vaccinate the Leafs... beejacon

Apparently no one is rushing to bother to vaccinate the Leafs... beejacon

:lmao::lmao::lmao:

Keep the faith, rgray.

Little wonder!

Little wonder!

Cruel. Still, I recall watching the Leafs play the Rangers in Madison Square Garden from 64-67, when I really started to get interested in hockey. They were great back then, and it was a marvel to watch them play.

Wow, that's harsh... but funny none the less. Go Leafs!!!

Wow, that's harsh... but funny none the less. Go Leafs!!!

It would be nice to see the Leafs win the Stanley Cup for a change. We shall see.

Go Rangers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is rationale to vaccinating sports teams similar to prison inmates and other groups that live and work in close quarters (prime environment for epidemic spread of a virus within the population) -- the Victoria Grizzlies hockey team had to cancel a week of games because 50% of the team was down with H1N1.

There is rationale to vaccinating sports teams similar to prison inmates and other groups that live and work in close quarters (prime environment for epidemic spread of a virus within the population) -- the Victoria Grizzlies hockey team had to cancel a week of games because 50% of the team was down with H1N1.

Agreed. The Saskatchewan Roughriders lost their last CFL game for much the same reason.

There is rationale to vaccinating sports teams similar to prison inmates and other groups that live and work in close quarters (prime environment for epidemic spread of a virus within the population) -- the Victoria Grizzlies hockey team had to cancel a week of games because 50% of the team was down with H1N1.

Agreed. The Saskatchewan Roughriders lost their last CFL game for much the same reason.

No sale, dudes. As long as we have older people with compromised immune systems and mother with babes-in-arms standing out in line in drizzle and rain at near zero temperatures for hours on end the jocks can just get in line like everybody else. The prisoners? Don't get me started. They gave it up when the did their crimes.

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No sale, dudes. As long as we have older people with compromised immune systems and mother with babes-in-arms standing out in line in drizzle and rain at near zero temperatures for hours on end the jocks can just get in line like everybody else. The prisoners? Don't get me started. They gave it up when the did their crimes.

I only agreed there is rationale to the idea for any sports team. I certainly don't agree to actually giving them the front of the line. In other words, I can understand why they would want to do so.

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There is rationale to vaccinating sports teams similar to prison inmates and other groups that live and work in close quarters (prime environment for epidemic spread of a virus within the population) -- the Victoria Grizzlies hockey team had to cancel a week of games because 50% of the team was down with H1N1.

Pro sports teams have separate hotel rooms - just as close as anyone living in an apartment building.

Everyone in an office works in close quarters. Children in daycare and school are in close quarters.

This is ridiculous.

If the virus is so deadly, cancel the sporting events and other unnecessary public gatherings until everyone is immunized.

So the team gets immunized but the spectators aren't. Meanwhile others that are at serious risk are denied priority.

All to keep the revenue flowing.

They get paid whether fans come to see them or not ........... or if they play or not.

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If this really was as deadly as they say, the above events would be cancelled.

Because they haven't been, it makes the whole thing seem like a big bogus scare to make money.

They could have the two teams, each with players who have had their shots, play in front of an empty arena. The game could be put on pay-TV to make up for the lost revenue of no one in the stands.

It should be interesting to see what effects, if any, this virus has upon the Olympic games. We shall see.
Seems that the torch-bearers have been vaccinated. It will be interesting to see whether our athletes are given preference for the shot. I'd bet that other countries will be vaccinating theirs and it would be a bummer to train for 4-10 years and then be waylaid by the flu.

It's a bit worrying that there is such high expectation for the Canada team (with a forecast that they'll bring back the most golds - 29 - of any country). Just let them compete and do as well as they can. It is not a matter of national security that we "own the podium" although some seem to think its important for national pride. To heck with that, I'd be proud of anyone who clearly is doing their best.

They could have the two teams, each with players who have had their shots, play in front of an empty arena. The game could be put on pay-TV to make up for the lost revenue of no one in the stands.

To paraphrase the famous koan about a tree and a forest, if two teams meet in an empty arena, would anyone care?

To paraphrase the famous koan about a tree and a forest, if two teams me in an empty arena, would anyone care?

Good one, rgray. Then, what would be the sound of one hand clapping at the scoring of the winning goal?

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