"But in the face of continuing [H1N1] vaccine shortfalls, the prospect of thousands of doses of vaccine being doled out to patients at for-profit medical clinics doesn't sit well with some. Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews said on the weekend that she hoped to look into whether giving the vaccine to private clinics was ultimately a good use of resources." - Andrew C from Bookmarklet

"Michael McBane, national co-ordinator of the advocacy group Canadian Coalition for Health, said giving **publicly funded** vaccines to clinics whose patients pay for care flies in the face of Canada's public health-care system." (emphasis mine) - Andrew C

@Cecily: *laugh* Yeah, I couldn't believe it when I read that even more outrageous story, that private clinics were being turned down in favor of NHL teams. ( http://pacificgazette.blogspot.com/2009... ) - Andrew C