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| The H1N1 Vaccine's Manufacturing And Distributing Failures Are A Taste Of Government Run Health Care. |
| The manufacturing of vaccines has been controlled by our government's involvement in the process for a number of years. It has controlled the costs of the vaccines and yet the manufacturers have borne all the expenses, including huge litigation costs. In spite of this, the manufacturers have met their production deadlines, barely. The distribution of the vaccine is in the hands of the the DC bureaucrats ; hence no vaccine available to those with the greatest need. I'm sure those who get it first will be sponsored by ACORN. This is just a taste of universal health care. |
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Well said my wise Charlee. |
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Grenache is right in what he said in his response. I don't think that there is any list of people
who are more or less deserving to receive the vaccine. The schools in my county are vaccinating all
students who turn in a parental consent form. Kids are in the group of people who are more at risk
because adults past a certain age were likely exposed to a similar virus as children and have some
natural immunity. Unless an adult between the ages of 25-64 has an underlying medical condition
that could make complications more likely, they are not in the group that is strongly cautioned to
receive the vaccine. Of course, it is better if everyone gets vaccinated, but it's not necessary or
a threat to the life of healthy people in the US between the ages above. The flu (seasonal or H1N1)
is not what kills people who die after being infected with the virus. People die from secondary
infections (opportunistic infections that wreak havoc on an already weakened immune system) such as
pneumonia, for example. H1N1 in it's current state is not killing healthy adult people in the US.
I don't know what led to the high number of deaths in Mexico and haven't looked into any reports
that give any indication if there is a known reason. At the moment, however, H1N1 is likely to
cause less distress than the seasonal flu. There are, of course some exceptions. The Spanish Flu
in 1918, also an H1N1 virus, was very virulent and had an enormous death toll. We are fortunate
that this H1N1 virus seems to be on the milder side, at least for now. How it will mutate is
unknown...it could become potentially a much more deadly virus. At least right now, we are not
likely to die from infection with this bug unless there are complications, usually because of
underlying disease. |
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The delays in the vaccine is due to the shear number of chicken eggs required for quality and
control testing on the batches. The government has nothing to do with the delays, and even the
manufacturers have little they can do about that factor. |
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"I'm sure those who get it first will be sponsored by ACORN" Why don't you just say Black people.
Are you afraid? I hate when people use code words. Especially from a self proclaimed Christian.
Would Christ say the same thing? I highly doubt it. |
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22 Oct 2009 20:57
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