On the one hand, ‘vaccine hesitation’ is going to undermine our efforts to ‘get back to normal’. On the other hand, we have people who are willing to seriously ignore the system designed to get us back to normal, so desperately, quickly and effectively.
NBC Bay Area:
One Medical is a membership-based healthcare practice – anyone can join. After partnering with SFDPH, it began administering vaccines to its own participants and members of the public who were referred by the country as a temporary One Medical member.
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Prior to receiving this information, the research unit received reports from people who pay the standard membership fee of $ 200 just to take advantage of One Medical’s easy-to-discuss vaccination system. In some cases, the individuals said they did not live in San Francisco. Some said they already have other healthcare providers.
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Following the review of One Medical’s response, the country said the organization had vaccinated people who ‘younger than 65 who identified themselves as Phase 1a health workers but were not IHSS workers, DPH referrals or one medical assistant. ‘