A company has offered general practitioners over € 110,000 to vaccinate its employees. The Hacking Trust in England reportedly sent an email to NHS (National Health Service) clinics offering a “reward“for the vaccination of its staff” on the front line. The real estate investment firm, from Wandsworth, South London, said it would pay over $ 5,000 for every vaccine given to its workers, according to an email published. exclusively from The Telegraph. The Hacking Trust presented itself as a private company that is trying to vaccinate its frontline staff as quickly as possible.
The e-mail said: “We need around 20 vaccinations and we know you are running a Covid-19 vaccination center“. The company said it would donate the sum of over € 5,000 as a donation directly to the clinic or staff members, but it has fueled fears of a black market for vaccines. A spokesperson said: “Hacking Health Trust offered some general practitioners money to use any unused vaccines for their employees“. The company explains: “We had heard that some vaccines were unused due to missed appointments. We apologize if our good intentions have been misinterpreted“. The email was sent to other doctors’ practices including one in Worthing, West Sussex, according to reports.
Robyn Clark, director of the Institute for General Practice Management, representing NHS practice managers, said: “We are shocked this company basically paying wanted to skip the line».
Last updated: Saturday 9 January 2021, 11:06
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