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Major U.S. companies are lobbying in a scrum for early vaccine
Christopher Rowland, Isaac Stanley-Becker, Jacob Bogage, Abha Bhattarai and Laura Reiley, The Washington Post
Dec. 20, 2020
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Uber and Lyft, which consider their drivers independent contractors, not employees, are making their size and organization a key part of the appeal for prioritization. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)Josh Edelson / AFP / Getty Images 2019
Companies across America - from Amazon and Uber to railroads and meatpacking plants - are lobbying states and the federal government to prioritize their workers for early immunization against the coronavirus amid limited supplies of the vaccine.
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Some Sanford Health Bismarck staff members on Monday received what hospital President Michael LeBeau called âthe beacon of hope.
Employees received some of the first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in the state, nine months after the coronavirus pandemic took hold in North Dakota.
âTodayâs the day we go on offense,â LeBeau said.
Four Sanford employees Mubashir Badar, Karin Willis, Todd Schaffer and Rainalda Schaeffer were the first to be vaccinated, with about 70 other staff to follow. Sanford Bismarck has more than 1,000 vaccine doses, and the Sanford Health system has about 11,000 total doses.
Sanford CEO Bill Gassen was present for the vaccinations. He said that when he drove his daughters to school Monday morning in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, they talked about how historic the day would be.