They're offering tens of thousands of dollars in cash.

They're making their personal assistants pester doctors.

To those with power and influence, rules can always be bent. latimes.com/california/sto…
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Watchdogs have been warning that the vaccine’s initial scarcity could create a black market, particularly if well-connected people in the healthcare industry skim off a few doses here and there for friends
But getting earlier access to the shot may not even require much backroom deal-making.

Some wealthy patients may get the shots sooner because they’re members of exclusive healthcare groups that most Americans can’t afford. latimes.com/california/sto…
Do you know anyone who is bending the rules to get the COVID-19 vaccine first?

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