- A Chicago hospital employee involved in the improper vaccination of Trump Tower employees resigned.
- CNN reported that Dr. Anosh Ahmed, CFO and COO at Loretta Hospital, resigned on Wednesday.
- Vaccines were given to ineligible workers under a program aimed at underserved areas.
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A senior official at a Chicago hospital who was involved in the improper administration of vaccines to ineligible Trump Tower employees resigned, CNN reported on Thursday.
Dr. Anosh Ahmed, CFO and COO at Loretta Hospital, resigned on Wednesday because of the incident. CNN reported that Ahmed owns a $ 2 million condominium at Trump Tower.
Block Club Chicago reported for the first time in mid-March that vaccine providers paid a visit to administer vaccines to Trump Tower employees under the Chicago Plus Project, a program designed to deliver vaccines to underserved communities in designated postal codes. on the south and west sides of the city.
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The Trump Tower Chicago, located in the city center, was not in one of the designated postal codes, nor could its employees be vaccinated for being hotel workers.
“We were, at the time, under the impression that restaurants and other top hospitality workers were considered ‘essential’ by the City of Chicago’s 1b eligibility requirements,” said the hospital’s CEO in a memo obtained by CNN.
Chicago is currently in phase 1b of its vaccine distribution plan, which means that only people over 65, health care and long-term care workers and certain other categories of essential frontline workers are eligible for vaccinated. Hotel staff were not yet eligible at the time the Trump Tower vaccinations took place on March 10.
The city plans to start phase 1c, which opens vaccination for more categories of essential workers, including hotel workers and restaurant workers, on March 29, in addition to Chicago residents aged 16 to 64 with certain health conditions. underlying.
“The biggest concern here is that they were vaccinating people who were not yet eligible, but then added to that, of course, is the biggest concern that they were prioritizing people who were well connected and allowing them to skip the line , “Chicago Health Commissioner, Dr. Alison Arwady, told CNN. “It is disappointing to know where the providers we prioritize are not choosing to live up to their mission.”