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Why isn't MA Vaccinating against H1N1 the same way as RI?

Tim Martin

Story Created: Nov 7, 2009 at 10:20 PM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 8, 2009 at 12:02 AM EDT

People in Massachusetts are wondering when they'll get vaccinated, many saying that they wish health officials would follow Rhode Island's footsteps, and vaccinate kids at schools.

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Monday, Nov 9 at 3:34 PM no one wrote ...

I used to like abc 6 news put all the coments are shut off. on the real news story sorry but dose other news not happen in rhode island

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Monday, Nov 9 at 3:31 PM frank wrote ...

Lets face it mass is a bigger state number one i hate when they compare ri to anyother state arround us. Ri plays favorites look at who wone the lot on the shots come on is this fair? yea right

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Sunday, Nov 8 at 10:41 PM Kate, Providence, RI wrote ...

I am a doctor in Rhode Island and our system is blindingly inefficient. I have children missing their school's flu clinics and thus not receiving vaccine at all, despite high-risk medical conditions. In addition, I am a provider to both young children and pregnant patients--the patients at highest risk--but have not been vaccinated myself. In Mass and other New England states, health care providers have been vaccinated without question. RI is rationing vaccine like a third world country.

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Sunday, Nov 8 at 8:56 PM Phil wrote ...

A lottery was done to determine what order the schools throughout our crooked state would get the H1N1 clinic. Isn't it ironic that North Kingstown got picked first? And isn't it ironic that our wonderful governor's grandson attends school in North Kingstown. Hmm seems kinda fishy to me. But like everything else in this state, it;s who you know.

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