Carl Benton Reid: Ellis - Health Commissioner
Quotes
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Mayor : All right then, we're ready.
Health Commissioner Ellis : Not quite.
Mayor : How much?
Health Commissioner Ellis : We'll need half a million dollars to get underway. Vaccinations are free.
Mayor : At six cents a life, that's a buy. You'll start with me.
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Dr. Ben Wood : We have to stop it. Get to the people first, beat the disease! Vaccinate the whole city.
Dr. Penner : Eight million people? Impossible.
Dr. Ben Wood : We've got to. This thing's getting out of hand.
Health Commissioner Ellis : That would take hundreds of clinics.
Dr. Ben Wood : Get them.
Health Commissioner Ellis : And doctors.
Dr. Ben Wood : We'll draft them.
[leaning in]
Dr. Ben Wood : Do it, sir. It's our only chance.
Health Commissioner Ellis : [to Dr. Penner] Call the Commissioners of Police and Hospitals. We're going to see the Mayor.
Dr. Penner : It's Sunday!
Health Commissioner Ellis : No one told smallpox it's Sunday.
