Dawn Walton
Calgary — From Saturday's Globe and Mail Published on Saturday, Nov. 07, 2009 12:00AM EST Last updated on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 3:17AM EST
A second Alberta health-care worker has been fired for allowing 150 people connected with the Calgary Flames hockey team to jump the queue and receive H1N1 vaccinations at a special clinic last week.
Alberta Health Services, the board that oversees health care in the province, made the announcement yesterday, two days after it dismissed "the most senior staff member involved" in the Flames flu controversy.
"There is no process for authorization of the use of the H1N1 vaccine for this purpose, as it contradicts existing protocols and processes," the board said in a statement.
No other disciplinary action will be taken, the board said, adding that an advisory has been sent to everyone involved in the vaccination campaign to ensure "no exceptions will be made."
David Climenhaga, a spokesman for the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, called the fired employees "scapegoats" and an "overreaction" for "government blunders" in connection with the vaccine rollout. He doesn't know whether either employee is a member of his union, but said that AUPE would be quick to file grievances if that is the case.
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